escombreta

Catalan

Etymology

From escombra +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.kumˈbɾɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.komˈbɾə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.komˈbɾe.ta]

Noun

escombreta f (plural escombretes)

1. diminutive of escombra (“broom”)
2. whisk, brush
3. carbon brush

Derived terms

• escombreta de vàter

Further reading

• “escombreta”, 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