escuadra

Galician

Alternative forms

• esquadra (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkwadɾa/ [es̺ˈkwa.ð̞ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -adɾa
• Hyphenation: es‧cua‧dra

Noun

escuadra f (plural escuadras)

1. squad, squadron

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkwadɾa/ [esˈkwa.ð̞ɾa]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -adɾa
• Syllabification: es‧cua‧dra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from escuadrar.

Noun

escuadra f (plural escuadras)

1. squadron
2. squad
3. set square

   Synonym: cartabón

Derived terms

• escuadrilla
• escuadrón

 

Etymology 2

Verb

escuadra

1. inflection of escuadrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “escuadra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28