escajo
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from or linked to a Vulgar Latin *squaleus, from Latin squāleō or squālus.[1][2] Cf. also Portuguese escalho, escalheiro, Asturian escayu, Romanian scai.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
escajo m (plural escajos)
- tilling (of a field)
- (Cantabria) Ulex minor
References edit
Further reading edit
- “escajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014