esquiva
Portuguese, noun/isˈki.vɐ/
esquiva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the avoidance of social contact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of esquivar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de se esquivar ou de esquivar”.
What does esquiva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe avoidance of social contact
- 2
femininea defensive move in capoeira
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de se esquivar ou de esquivar 2. recusa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of esquiva
- esquivas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esquiva?
- Brazil /isˈki.vɐ/
- Brazil /esˈki.vɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is esquiva in Portuguese?
esquiva appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).