escaso

/esˈkaso/

adjective B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

feminine
escasa
plural
escasos

Meaning

  1. scarce

    • El agua es escasa aquí.

      Water is scarce here.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

escasso

escasso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "scarce."

Practice

1 What does escaso mean?

2 Fill the gap: El agua es ___ aquí.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escaso?

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