How do you say “tight” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say esquicha, estringa, sarra. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | esquicha, estringa, sarra |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
esquicha
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | compressed crushed, to press; hurried; blissful; to compress; to oppress; oppressed; prudish; tight; to squeeze out; compression; grip |
| Feminine | esquichado |
| Variants | esquichado |
estringa
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | tight; to cramp; truncated; strangled |
| Feminine | estringado |
| Variants | estringado |
sarra
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | to compress, to enclose, to close, to put away; compact; to close; closed; to squeeze; tight; to embrace |