esquilo

== Catalan == === Verb === esquilo first-person singular present indicative of esquilar == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: es‧qui‧lo === Etymology 1 === From Vulgar Latin *scuriolus, diminutive of scurius, variant of Latin sciurus. ==== Noun ==== esquilo m (plural esquilos, feminine esquila, feminine plural esquilas) squirrel (any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail) O esquilo trepou à árvore. ― The squirrel climbed the tree. === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== esquilo first-person singular present indicative of esquilar === Further reading === “esquilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “esquilo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈkilo/ [esˈki.lo] Rhymes: -ilo Syllabification: es‧qui‧lo === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Asturian esquilu, from Vulgar Latin scuriolus, diminutive of scurius, variant of Latin sciurus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros). ==== Noun ==== esquilo m (plural esquilos) (dialectal, borrowed from Asturian) squirrel Synonym: ardilla === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== esquilo first-person singular present indicative of esquilar === Further reading === “esquilo”, 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