escuincle

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === escuintle === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl itzcuintli (“dog”), meaning kid in some places. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈkwinkle/ [esˈkwĩŋ.kle] Rhymes: -inkle Syllabification: es‧cuin‧cle === Noun === escuincle m (plural escuincles, feminine escuincla, feminine plural escuinclas) (Mexico, slang, derogatory) kid, little boy street urchin Synonyms: niño de la calle, (Colombia) gamín ==== Related terms ==== === References === Gómez de Silva, Guido (2001), Diccionario breve de mexicanismos, México, D.F.: Fondo de Cultura Económica Robelo, Cecilio A. (1912), Diccionario de Aztequismos, new ed. edition, México: Imp. del Museo n. de arquelogía, historia y etnología, page 157 === Further reading === “escuincle”, 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