esquadra

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əsˈkwa.ðɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [esˈkwa.ðɾa]

Noun

esquadra f (plural esquadres)

1. (military) squadron
2. set square

Derived terms

• mosso d'esquadra

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian squadra. Cognate with English square.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkwa.dɾɐ/, /esˈkwa.dɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkwa.dɾɐ/, /esˈkwa.dɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkwa.dɾɐ/, /eʃˈkwa.dɾɐ/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /esˈkwa.dɾa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkwa.dɾɐ/ [(i)ʃˈkwa.ðɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkwa.dɾɐ/ [(i)ʃˈkwa.ðɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkwa.dɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -adɾɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧qua‧dra

Noun

esquadra f (plural esquadras)

1. (nautical) fleet
2. squad

Related terms

• esquadrão

Further reading

• “esquadra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “esquadra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026