escombraries

Catalan

Etymology 1

From escombrar +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.kum.bɾəˈɾi.əs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.kom.bɾəˈɾi.əs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.kom.bɾaˈɾi.es]

Noun

escombraries f pl (plural only)

1. rubbish, litter

Derived terms

• cubell de les escombraries (“dustbin, trashcan”)
• escombriaire (“dustman, garbage collector”)

Further reading

• “escombraries” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

Verb

escombraries

1. second-person singular conditional of escombrar