escombradora

Catalan

Etymology

From escombrador +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.kum.bɾəˈðo.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.kom.bɾəˈðo.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.kom.bɾaˈðo.ɾa]

Noun

escombradora f (plural escombradores)

1. female equivalent of escombrador (“street sweeper”)
2. street sweeper (machine used for sweeping streets)
3. leaf sweeper, lawn sweeper (machine used to collect lawn debris)

Further reading

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