escuálido

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin squālidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkwalido/ [esˈkwa.li.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -alido
  • Syllabification: es‧cuá‧li‧do

Adjective

escuálido (feminine escuálida, masculine plural escuálidos, feminine plural escuálidas)

  1. scrawny, emaciated, skinny
  2. (rare) squalid, dirty

Further reading

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