escabullir

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin excapulāre, from Late Latin capulāre, from Latin capulum, from capiō. Compare the Italian scapolare.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /eskabuˈʝiɾ/ [es.ka.β̞uˈʝiɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /eskabuˈʝiɾ/ [es.ka.β̞uˈʝiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /eskabuˈʎiɾ/ [es.ka.β̞uˈʎiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /eskabuˈʃiɾ/ [es.ka.β̞uˈʃiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /eskabuˈʒiɾ/ [es.ka.β̞uˈʒiɾ]

Verb

1. (reflexive) to sneak out, slip away, slip out

   Nos escabullimos del grupo y salimos del museo. ― We slipped out of the group and left the museum.

   Synonym: escaquearse

2. (reflexive) to squirm (to evade a question, an interviewer etc)

Derived terms

• escabullimiento