escabre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scaber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈka.βɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈka.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈka.bɾe]

Adjective

escabre (feminine escabra, masculine and feminine plural escabres)

1. (botany) Very rough

   És una planta escabre, és a dir, molt rasposa per presència de pèls curts i aspres al tacte. ― It is a scabrous plant, that is to say very abrasive due to the presence of short hairs that are rough to the touch.

Related terms

• escabrós

Further reading

• “escabre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.