esquila

esquila

1. inflection of esquilar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

esquila f (plural esquilas)

1. shrimp (crangon vulgaris)

Deverbal from esquilar.

esquila f (plural esquilas)

1. (regional) shear (the act of shearing an animal)

esquila

1. inflection of esquilar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

esquila f (plural esquilas)

1. female equivalent of esquilo

• IPA^(key): /esˈkila/ [esˈki.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: es‧qui‧la

From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰 (*skilla).

esquila f (plural esquilas)

1. small clocklike bell

   Coordinate term: cencerro

Deverbal from esquilar.

esquila f (plural esquilas)

1. shearing

   Synonym: esquileo

Borrowed from Latin squilla.

esquila f (plural esquilas)

1. shrimp

   Synonym: camarón

2. sea onion

   Synonym: cebolla albarrana

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

esquila

1. inflection of esquilar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “esquila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28