escabre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scaber.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈka.βɾə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈka.bɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈka.bɾe]

Adjective

escabre (feminine escabra, masculine and feminine plural escabres)

(botany) Very rough
És una planta escabre, és a dir, molt rasposa per presència de pèls curts i aspres al tacte. ― It is a scabrous plant, that is to say very abrasive due to the presence of short hairs that are rough to the touch.

Related terms

escabrós

Further reading

“escabre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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