esquilar

Meaning

to shear (to remove the fleece of sheep)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/is.kiˈla(ʁ)/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Spanish esquilar (“to shear”), from Old Spanish esquirar, from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*skairan), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną. Cognate with English shear.

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