esquerre

Catalan

Alternative forms

esquer

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque ezker (“left hand”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈkɛ.rə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈkɛ.re]

Adjective

esquerre (feminine esquerra, masculine and feminine plural esquerres)

left; the opposite of right
(geography) on or in the direction of the left bank of a river
(politics) left-wing

Antonyms

dret

Derived terms

esquerra (“the left”)
esquerrà (“left-wing, leftist”)

Further reading

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

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