escarada

Catalan

Etymology

From escar (“drydock”) +‎ -ada, presumably because this kind of work was common in shipyards.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kəˈɾa.ðə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.kaˈɾa.ða]

Noun

escarada f (plural escarades)

piece work (work paid for by the piece as opposed to by the time worked)
Synonym: preu fet

Derived terms

escarader

Related terms

escarar

Further reading

“escarada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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