esquivar
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esquivar
- [eskiˈβ̞aɾ]
Rhymes with aɾ
Where it comes from
Del castellano antiguo esquivar, y este del francés antiguo eschiver, del fráncico *sciuhan, del protogermánico *skiuhwaną ('asustar'). Compárese el catalán esquivar, el francés esquiver, el inglés eschew, el italiano schifare, schivare o, más remotamente, el inglés shy
In English
- duck to try to evade doing something
- ward off to parry, or turn aside
- dodge to avoid by moving out of the way
- finesse to evade using some clever argument or stratagem
- weasel out to weasel something out of someone
Talk about this word "esquivar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/esquivar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. esquivar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/esquivar "esquivar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/esquivar.Cite this
@misc{esquivar_2026,
title = {esquivar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/esquivar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}