pobreza

See also: pobrêza

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pobreza, from pobre (“poor”) + -eza (“-ness; -ity”), from Latin pauper (“poor”), from *pavo-pars (“getting little”), from Proto-Indo-European *pau- (“smallness”).

Noun

pobreza f (plural pobrezas)

1. poverty

   Antonym: riqueza

Related terms

• pobre

Further reading

• “pobreza” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pobrêza (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pobreza, from pobre (“poor”) + -eza (“-ness; -ity”), from Latin pauper (“poor”), from *pavo-pars (“getting little”), from Proto-Indo-European *pau- (“smallness”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.ˈbɾe.za/, /po.ˈbɾe.zɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.ˈβɾe.zɐ/
• Hyphenation: po‧bre‧za

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Noun

pobreza f (plural pobrezas)

1. (uncountable) poverty (quality or state of being poor)

   Synonyms: amargura, miséria, indigência, penúria, sofrimento

2. a lack; a deficiency

   Synonyms: carência, deficiência, escassez, falta

Antonyms

• (poverty): abastança, fartura, fortuna, opulência, riqueza
• (lack): abundância, excesso

Derived terms

• pobreza extrema

Related terms

• paupérrimo
• pobre
• pobretão

Further reading

• “pobreza” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

pobre +‎ -eza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /poˈbɾeθa/, [poˈβ̞ɾe.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /poˈbɾesa/, [poˈβ̞ɾe.sa]
• Hyphenation: po‧bre‧za

Noun

pobreza f (plural pobrezas)

1. poverty

   Synonym: (dated) pobredad

   Antonym: riqueza

Further reading

• “pobreza” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.