🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

pobreza

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pobreza

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Poverty/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La organización ayuda a reducir la pobreza."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; the condition of being poor.

    "Millions of people in the world are still living in extreme poverty."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'poverty' originates from the Latin 'paupertas', meaning 'poor' or 'lack'. It evolved through Old French 'povreté' in the Middle Ages, reflecting a socio-economic condition characterized by insufficient resources.

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