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escualo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin squalus (18th century).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˈkwalo/ [esˈkwa.lo]
  • Rhymes: -alo
  • Syllabification: es‧cua‧lo

Noun

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escualo m (plural escualos)

  1. shark
    Synonym: tiburón

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “escualo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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