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esquila.

A kind of small bell or cowbell.

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/esˈkila/[esˈki.la]

  1. A kind of small bell or cowbell.

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰 (*skilla), perhaps via Old Occitan esquila, from Proto-Germanic *skellǭ (“bell”), from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to sound; resound; ring”). Cognate with Catalan esquella.

noun/esˈkila/[esˈki.la]

  1. shearing

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from esquilar.

noun/esˈkila/[esˈki.la]

  1. shrimp

    feminine

  2. sea onion

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla)bor. Latin squillabor. Spanish esquila Borrowed from Latin squilla.

verb/esˈkila/[esˈki.la]

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

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of esquilar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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