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) inadequate, scanty, undersized Synonyms: migrat, mesquí ==== Derived terms ==== esquifidesa esquifir-se === Further reading === “esquifit”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “esquifit” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.