noun, feminine/esˈkila/plural: esquilas
A kind of small bell or cowbell.
Synonyms: cencerro
Borrowed from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰 (*skilla), perhaps via Old Occitan esquila, from Proto-Germanic *skellǭ (“bell”), from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to sound; resound; ring”). Cognate with Catalan esquella.