"escaso" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /esˈkaso/, [esˈka.so] Forms: escasa [feminine], escasos [masculine, plural], escasas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -aso Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *escarpsus, from Late Latin excarpsus (“rare”), from *excarpere (“pluck out”), from classical Latin excerpere. Related to English scarce. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|VL.|*escarpsus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *escarpsus, {{inh+|es|VL.|*escarpsus}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *escarpsus, {{inh|es|LL.|excarpsus||rare}} Late Latin excarpsus (“rare”), {{m|la|*excarpere||pluck out}} *excarpere (“pluck out”), {{inh|es|la|excerpere}} Latin excerpere, {{cog|en|scarce}} English scarce Head templates: {{es-adj}} escaso (feminine escasa, masculine plural escasos, feminine plural escasas)
  1. scarce, limited, scant, meager, meagre, skimpy, rare, insufficient, slight, slim
    Sense id: en-escaso-es-adj-7mZj2FJq
  2. low, little, small, poor, weak (in quantity, degree, size, rate or estimate)
    Sense id: en-escaso-es-adj-IIAHL0HJ Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 14 80 7
  3. sparse, scanty, thin
    Sense id: en-escaso-es-adj-TbxwKGrM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: escaso margen (english: narrow margin, little room), escasear Related terms: escasez

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[esˈka.so]"
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    }
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    "Spanish terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
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    "Spanish terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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    },
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      "form": "escasos",
      "tags": [
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          "skimpy"
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          "insufficient",
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          "slight",
          "slight"
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        [
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          "poor",
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          "weak",
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          "sparse",
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    {
      "ipa": "/esˈkaso/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈka.so]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aso"
    }
  ],
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}

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