squaleo

squaleo

Latin

Etymology

    From squālor (dirtiness).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    squāleō (present infinitive squālēre, perfect active squāluī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

    1. to be stiff or rough (with)
    2. to be dry or parched; to be barren
    3. to be rough from lack of care; to be filthy, unkempt, neglected or squalid

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    References

    • squaleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • squaleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • squaleo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.