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esquina.

corner

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/esˈkina/[es̺ˈki.nɐ]
  1. corner

    feminine
  2. edge

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese esquina (attested in the Galician Cantigas de Santa Maria c. 1264) perhaps from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌰 (*skina), from Proto-Germanic *skinō (“rim, plate”). Cognate with French échine (“spine of an animal”) and English shin.

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