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esquina

esquina

See also: esquiná

Portuguese

Noun

esquina f (plural esquinas)

angle (corner where two walls intersect)
corner (of a street)

A casa faz esquina com a rua República‎
The house is on the corner of rua República.

Natal está ao virar da esquina.‎
Christmas is around the corner.

Synonyms

(angle): canto, ângulo

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌰 ‎(skina), from Proto-Germanic rim, plate, cognate with French échine ‎(“spine of an animal”) and English shin. Possibly of IE origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

esquina f ‎(plural esquinas)

an exterior corner

See also

rincón m