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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Etymology 2

Verb

escombraries

1. second-person singular conditional of escombrar