escarabat
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *scarafaius, from Latin scarabaeus. The final -t may represent back-formation from a plural form *escaravaigs pronounced with a final -ts. Doublet of escarabeu, a learned borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [əs.kə.ɾəˈβat]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.kə.ɾəˈbat]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [es.ka.ɾaˈbat]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -at
Noun edit
escarabat m (plural escarabats)
- beetle
- Ellipsis of escarabat de cuina (“cockroach”).
- (carpentry) bench hook
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “escarabat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “escarabat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
escarabat m (plural escarabats)