Polyglot Dictionary

escasso

/isˈkasu/

adjective B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

feminine
escassa
plural
escassos

Meaning

  1. scarce

    • A água é escassa.

      Water is scarce.

Similar words

raro

Close synonyms for "scarce, rare."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

escaso

escaso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "scarce."

Practice

1 What does escasso mean?

2 Fill the gap: A água é ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escasso?

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