escuincle
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Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl itzcuintli (“dog”), meaning kid in some places.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
escuincle m (plural escuincles, feminine escuincla, feminine plural escuinclas)
- (Mexico, slang, derogatory) kid, little boy
- street urchin
- Synonyms: niño de la calle, (Colombia) gamín
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Gómez de Silva, Guido (2001) Diccionario breve de mexicanismos, México, D.F.: Fondo de Cultura Económica
- Robelo, Cecilio A. (1912) Diccionario de Aztequismos, new ed. edition, México: Imp. del Museo n. de arquelogía, historia y etnología, page 157
Further reading[edit]
- “escuincle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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