esquifit
Catalan
Alternative forms
- (Western Catalan) escafit
Etymology
Eastern Catalan variant of escafit, from Old Occitan escafit (“tall and thin, run to seed”). Ultimate origin unknown.
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.