squilla
Americannoun
plural
squillas, squillaenoun
Etymology
Origin of squilla
From Latin, dating back to 1650–60; squill
Example Sentences
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Cambridge, 1782:— "Segna la squilla il d� che gi� vien manco."
From Notes and Queries, Number 07, December 15, 1849 by Various
London, 1782:— "Piange la squilla 'l giorno, che si muore."
From Notes and Queries, Number 07, December 15, 1849 by Various
What would you have thought of the poor little squilla, so prettily baptised by the fishermen, if I had taught you that it belonged to the order of Stomatopoda?
From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean
"Piange la squilla 'l giorno, che si muore."
From Notes and Queries, Number 64, January 18, 1851 by Various
Among these were some individuals of the squilla tribe, which, though one of the tenderest of the crustaceous family, had not suffered the least injury from pressure or friction.
From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael
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