esquena

Catalan

Etymology

From Frankish *skina, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Compare English shin, Dutch scheen, German Schiene.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈkɛ.nə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈkə.nə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈke.na]
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Noun

esquena f (plural esquenes)

(anatomy) back
Sento dolor a les esquenes. ― I feel a pain in the back.

Further reading

“esquena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“esquena”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“esquena” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“esquena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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