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escaso

[esˈkaso]

Rhymes with a.so

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Del latín vulgar excarpsus y este del latín clásico excerptus.

adjective escasos · escasa · escasas · escasísimo

Que se presenta en poca cantidad
Que es insuficiente.
Que no llega a ser completo algo que se expresa.
Que tiene demasiada demanda y poca oferta.

In English

scanty somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent
scant not plentiful, scarcely sufficient
scarce rare, in low supply
meager poor, deficient or inferior

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@misc{escaso_2026,
  title = {escaso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/escaso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}