esquer

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin escārius (“pertaining to food”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
IPA^(key): (Valencia)

Noun

esquer m (plural esquers)

(fishing, hunting) bait

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Basque ezker (“left hand”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia)

Adjective

esquer (feminine esquerra, masculine plural esquers, feminine plural esquerres)

(dialectal) Alternative form of esquerre

Further reading

“esquer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“esquer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“esquer” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“esquer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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