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Etymology

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From esquina +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kiˈna(ʁ)/ [is.kiˈna(h)], /es.kiˈna(ʁ)/ [es.kiˈna(h)]
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧qui‧nar

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esquinar (first-person singular present esquino, first-person singular preterite esquinei, past participle esquinado)

  1. (transitive) to corner; skew
  2. (transitive) to cut at an angle; facet
  3. (intransitive) to turn a corner
  4. (intransitive, informal) to flee; sneak away
  5. (pronominal) to get a little drunk

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From esquina +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eskiˈnaɾ/ [es.kiˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧qui‧nar

Verb

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esquinar (first-person singular present esquino, first-person singular preterite esquiné, past participle esquinado)

  1. to be on the corner (of)
  2. to corner, put (something) into a corner
  3. to square off, square
  4. to tick off (annoy)

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