esqueira

Galician

Esqueiras. Iron Age, San Cibrao de Las, Galicia
Esqueiras inside a traditional house, O Piornedo, Galicia

Etymology

13th century. From Latin scalaria, from scala.[1] Doublet of escaleira, and cognate with Spanish escalera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkejɾa̝/, /esˈkɛjɾa̝/

Noun

esqueira f (plural esqueiras)

  1. ladder
  2. flight of steps

Synonyms

References

  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. escala.
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