desgaire

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan a escaire (askew), from escaire (right angle), from escairar (to cut or set at right angles, to square), from caire (square), from Latin quādrum (square).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desˈɡaiɾe/
  • Rhymes: -aiɾe
  • Syllabification: des‧gai‧re

Noun

desgaire m (plural desgaires)

  1. carelessness, slovenliness
  2. a dismissive gesture

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