escasear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From escaso (scarce) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eskaseˈaɾ/ [es.ka.seˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧se‧ar

Verb

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escasear (first-person singular present escaseo, first-person singular preterite escaseé, past participle escaseado)

  1. (intransitive) to run low, run short, dwindle
  2. (intransitive) to be in short supply, be scarce, be hard to come by
  3. (transitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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