esquilar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Verb ===
esquilar (first-person singular indicative present esquilo, past participle esquiláu)
(Eastern Asturian) alternative form of esguilar
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“esquilar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “esquilar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Catalan esquirar, from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*skairan), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną. Cognate with English shear.
=== 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)
(transitive) to shear (to remove the fleece of sheep)
Synonyms: tondre, xollar
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
esquila
esquilada
esquilador
==== Related terms ====
tosquirar
=== Further reading ===
“esquilar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish esquilar (“to shear”), from Old Spanish esquirar, from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*skairan), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną.
Cognate with English shear.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
esquilar (first-person singular present esquilo, first-person singular preterite esquilei, past participle esquilado)
(regional) to shear (to remove the fleece of sheep)
Synonyms: tosar, tosquiar
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
esquila
=== Further reading ===
“esquilar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“esquilar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Spanish esquirar, from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*skairan), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną. Compare Old High German sceran.
Cognate with English shear.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /eskiˈlaɾ/ [es.kiˈlaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: es‧qui‧lar
=== Verb ===
esquilar (first-person singular present esquilo, first-person singular preterite esquilé, past participle esquilado)
to shear
(Cantabria) to climb
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Galician: esquiloar
→ Portuguese: esquiar, esquilar
=== Further reading ===
“esquilar”, 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