pauvreté

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French poverté (through the influence of pauvre), from Latin paupertātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.vʁə.te/

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Noun

pauvreté f (plural pauvretés)

1. poverty

Derived terms

• seuil de pauvreté

Related terms

• pauvre

Further reading

• “pauvreté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.