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esquinar

Spanish, verb/eskiˈnaɾ/

esquinar is spelled E-S-Q-U-I-N-A-R (8 letters). Esquinar is a Spanish verb meaning “to be on the corner (of)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hacer o formar esquina”.

What does esquinar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to be on the corner (of)

  2. 2

    to corner, put (something) into a corner

  3. 3

    to square off, square

  4. 4

    to tick off (annoy)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Hacer o formar esquina. 2. Poner en esquina alguna cosa. 3. Escuadrar un madero. 4. Poner a mal, indisponer.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of esquinar

  • esquino first-person present singular
  • esquiné first-person preterite singular
  • esquinado participle past
  • esquinando gerund
  • esquinada feminine participle past
  • esquinados masculine participle past
  • esquinadas feminine participle past
  • esquinas indicative informal present
  • esquinás indicative informal present
  • esquina indicative present singular
  • esquinamos first-person indicative plural
  • esquináis indicative plural present
  • esquinan indicative plural present
  • esquinaba first-person imperfect indicative
  • esquinabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • esquinábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • esquinabais imperfect indicative plural
  • esquinaban imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce esquinar?

  • /eskiˈnaɾ/
  • [es.kiˈnaɾ]
  • [eskiˈnaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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