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noun, masculine

esqueleto

/eskeˈleto/

noun, masculine/eskeˈleto/plural: esqueletos

skeleton; frame (structural elements of a constructed object)

Synonyms: osamenta, osambre, armazón

Etymology tree Ancient Greek σκέλλω (skéllō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós)bor. Spanish esqueleto Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up”).