escombriaire

Catalan

Etymology

From escombrariaire (from escombraries +‎ -aire) by means of haplology.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.kum.bɾiˈaj.ɾə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.kom.bɾiˈaj.ɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.kom.bɾiˈaj.ɾe]

Noun

escombriaire m or f by sense (plural escombriaires)

dustman, garbage collector

Further reading

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

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