esquif
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From Old Italian schifo (“small boat”), from Lombardic skif (“boat”). Cognate with English skiff, English ship.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
esquif m (plural esquifs)
- skiff (any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “esquif”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French esquif, from Old Italian schifo (“small boat”), from Lombardic skif (“boat”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
esquif m (plural esquifs)
Further reading edit
- “esquif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.