esqueje

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan esqueix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkexe/ [esˈke.xe]
• Rhymes: -exe
• Syllabification: es‧que‧je

Noun

esqueje m (plural esquejes)

1. (botany) cutting

   Synonym: gajo

2. spin-off

References

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “esqueje”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 755

Further reading

• “esqueje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• «spin-off», anglicismo innecesario | FundéuRAE (fundeu.es)