esiguo

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin exiguus (“strict, exact”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈzi.ɡwo/, (traditional) /eˈzi.ɡu.o/[1]
  • Rhymes: -iɡwo, (traditional) -iɡuo
  • Hyphenation: e‧sì‧guo, (traditional) e‧sì‧gu‧o

Adjective

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esiguo (feminine esigua, masculine plural esigui, feminine plural esigue)

  1. small, exiguous, meagre/meager, scant/scanty, narrow, slender, poor
    Synonyms: ridotto, scarso, piccolo
    Viveva in una casa abbastanza esigua.
    He lived in a rather meagre house.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ esiguo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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