escarabat

Catalan

Alternative forms

escaravat
escarbat (dialectal)

Etymology

From Latin scarabaeus. The final -t may represent back-formation from a plural form *escaravaigs pronounced with a final -ts.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əs.kə.ɾəˈbat/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /es.ka.ɾaˈbat/
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Rhymes: -at

Noun

escarabat m (plural escarabats)

beetle
Ellipsis of escarabat de cuina.; cockroach
(carpentry) bench hook

Derived terms

escarabat daurat
escarabat de cuina
escarabat de nit
escarabat de rossinyol
escarabat pelut
escarabat piloter
escarabat pudent
escarabat rinoceront

Further reading

“escarabat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“escarabat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Noun

escarabat m (plural escarabats)

beetle

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