esquío

See also: esquió

Galician

esquío

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *squirus, from sciurus (“squirrel”), from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros), perhaps attracted by Galician esquivo, esquío (“elusive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkio̝/, (eastern) [ɪsˈkiʊ̯]

Noun

esquío m (plural esquíos)

1. (mammal) squirrel
   • 1399, M. Lucas Alvareze María José Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 271:

     Pero Esquio de Beba

     Peter [AKA] Squirrel, from Beba

Etymology 2

From esquivo, from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, reserved; odious”).

Adjective

1. Alternative form of esquivo
   1. impoverished, scant
   2. elusive, disdainful

Etymology 3

Verb

esquío

1. first-person singular present indicative of esquiar

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “esquio”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esquio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esquío”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esquío”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Spanish

Verb

esquío

1. first-person singular present indicative of esquiar