escualo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin squalus (18th century).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkwalo/ [esˈkwa.lo]
  • Rhymes: -alo
  • Syllabification: es‧cua‧lo

Noun

escualo m (plural escualos)

  1. shark
    Synonym: tiburón

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “escualo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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