skwiril
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Maltese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English squirrel, from Middle English squirel, from Anglo-Norman esquirel and Old French escurel, from a Vulgar Latin development of Latin sciūrus, ultimately from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros). Doublet of skojjattlu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]skwiril m (plural skwirils)
- squirrel
- Synonym: skojjattlu (skojattlu)
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