esquife

Portuguese

Etymology

From Lombardic skif (“boat”), from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“boat, ship”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈki.fi/, /esˈki.fi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈki.fi/, /eʃˈki.fi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈki.fe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈki.fɨ/

Hyphenation: es‧qui‧fe

Noun

esquife m (plural esquifes)

(nautical) skiff
tomb
Synonym: tumba

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan esquif. Doublet of equipo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈkife/ [esˈki.fe]
Rhymes: -ife
Syllabification: es‧qui‧fe

Noun

esquife m (plural esquifes)

(nautical) skiff
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Further reading

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

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