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esquila

/esˈkila/

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.

noun, feminine/esˈkila/plural: esquilas

shearing

Synonyms: esquileo

Deverbal from esquilar.

noun, feminine/esˈkila/plural: esquilas

shrimp; sea onion

Synonyms: camarón, cebolla albarrana

Etymology tree Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla)bor. Latin squillabor. Spanish esquila Borrowed from Latin squilla.