esquilar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kiˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.kiˈlaɾ]

Verb

esquilar (first-person singular present esquilo, first-person singular preterite esquilí, past participle esquilat)

1. (transitive) to shear (to remove the fleece of sheep)

Further reading

• “esquilar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esquilar (“to shear”), from Old Spanish esquirar, from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*skairan), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną.

Verb

1. (regional) to shear (to remove the fleece of sheep)

Synonyms

• tosar, tosquiar

Related terms

• esquila

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish esquirar, from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*skairan), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną. Compare Old High German sceran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskiˈlaɾ/ [es.kiˈlaɾ]

Verb

1. to shear
2. (Cantabria) to climb

Derived terms

• trasquilar

Descendants

• → Galician: esquiloar
• → Portuguese: esquiar, esquilar

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001