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esquilar.

to shear

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/eskiˈlaɾ/[es.kiˈlaɾ]
  1. to shear

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish esquirar, from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*skairan), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną. Compare Old High German sceran. Cognate with English shear.

verb/eskiˈlaɾ/[es.kiˈlaɾ]
  1. alternative form of esguilar

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Asturian esquilar (Eastern variant of esguilar)

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