carestia

See also: carestía

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.resˈti.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: ca‧re‧stì‧a

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Noun

carestia f (plural carestie)

1. famine, dearth
2. scarcity, lack

Anagrams

• arcaiste, cariaste, esarcati, risecata, stearica

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian carestia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾesˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾesˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾeʃˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾesˈt͡ʃi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɨʃˈti.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧res‧ti‧a

Noun

carestia f (plural carestias)

1. scarcity; shortage (inadequate amount of something)

   Synonym: escassez

2. increase in prices

   Synonym: encarecimento

Further reading

• “carestia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “carestia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026