desgaire

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan a escaire (“askew”), from escaire (“right angle”), from escairar (“to cut or set at right angles, to square”), from caire (“square”), from Latin quādrum (“square”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈɡaiɾe/ [d̪ezˈɣ̞ai̯.ɾe]
• Rhymes: -aiɾe
• Syllabification: des‧gai‧re

Noun

desgaire m (plural desgaires)

1. carelessness, slovenliness
2. a dismissive gesture

Derived terms

• al desgaire

 

Further reading

• “desgaire”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10