esquifit

Catalan

Alternative forms

escafit (Western Catalan)

Etymology

Eastern Catalan variant of escafit, past participle of escafir (“remove a portion of, diminish”) (cf. also esquifir), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əs.kiˈfit/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /es.kiˈfit/

Adjective

esquifit (feminine esquifida, masculine plural esquifits, feminine plural esquifides)

inadequate, scanty, undersized
Synonyms: migrat, mesquí

Derived terms

esquifidesa
esquifir-se

Further reading

“esquifit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“esquifit” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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