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)

shark
Synonym: tiburón

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

“escualo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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