escasez

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Spanish

Etymology

From escaso +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /eskaˈseθ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eskaˈses/
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eθ
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧sez

Noun

escasez f (plural escaseces)

  1. shortage, scarcity, paucity, dearth, scarceness, scantiness

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