esquifit

Catalan

Alternative forms

• escafit (Western)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kiˈfit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.kiˈfit]

Adjective

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

1. 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.