escasez

Spanish

Etymology

From escaso +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

escasez f (plural escaseces)

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

Hyponyms

  • escasez de vivienda, escasez de viviendas (“housing shortage”)

Further reading

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