esquivo

== Catalan == === Verb === esquivo first-person singular present indicative of esquivar == Galician == === Alternative forms === esguivio, esquío, esquivio === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese esquivo (“harsh”), perhaps from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃 (*skiuhs), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [esˈkiβʊ] === Adjective === esquivo (feminine esquiva, masculine plural esquivos, feminine plural esquivas) asocial Synonyms: arisco, arredío elusive Synonym: elusivo rude, cruel scarce, miserly, stingy 1427, José I. Fernández de Viana y Vieites (ed.), Colección diplomática del monasterio de Santa María de Pantón. Lugo: Diputación, page 187: harsh ==== Derived terms ==== esquivamente esquivar esquiveza === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “esquivo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “esquivo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esquivo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esquivo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese esquivo (“cruel”), of uncertain origin, possibly from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃 (*skiuhs), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy”). ==== Adjective ==== esquivo (feminine esquiva, masculine plural esquivos, feminine plural esquivas) asocial (not sociable) Synonyms: antissocial, arisco, arredio, associal, esquivoso, intratável elusive (evading capture or comprehension) Synonyms: elusivo, fugidio untameable (incapable of being controlled, subdued, or tamed) Synonyms: arisco, bravio, indomável ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== esquivo first-person singular present indicative of esquivar === Further reading === “esquivo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “esquivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Possibly from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃 (*skiuhs), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, timid”), see also Old English scēoh, Middle High German schiech (“timid”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈkibo/ [esˈki.β̞o] Rhymes: -ibo Syllabification: es‧qui‧vo === Adjective === esquivo (feminine esquiva, masculine plural esquivos, feminine plural esquivas) elusive, evasive asocial, unsociable Synonym: huraño disdainful Synonym: desdeñoso rough Synonym: áspero ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === esquivo first-person singular present indicative of esquivar === Further reading === “esquivo”, 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