escuincle
Spanish
Alternative forms
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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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