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pobre.

poor (lacking money, resources, etc.)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpobɾe/[ˈpo.β̞ɾe]

  1. poor (lacking money, resources, etc.)

    feminine · masculine · postpositional
    Se relajan las familias ricas en casas lujosas y las familias pobres tiran en chozas desmoronadas.

  2. poor (pitiable, pitiful)

    feminine · masculine
    Mi pobre vecino siempre está llorando.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-? Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w(o)p(o)rh₃o- Proto-Italic *paw(o)paro-? Latin dīvesinflu. Latin pauper Old Spanish pobre Spanish pobre Inherited from Old Spanish pobre, from Latin pauper, -erem. Cognate with English pauper.

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