esquivo
Portuguese, adjective/isˈki.vu/
esquivo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “asocial (not sociable)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of esquivar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que é difícil no trato, que foge das pessoas”.
What does esquivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
asocial (not sociable)
- 2
elusive (evading capture or comprehension)
- 3
untameable (incapable of being controlled, subdued, or tamed)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of esquivar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é difícil no trato, que foge das pessoas
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 esquivo
- esquiva feminine
- esquivos masculine plural
- esquivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esquivo?
- Brazil /isˈki.vu/
- Brazil /esˈki.vu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to esquivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is esquivo in Portuguese?
esquivo appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).