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póbre

[ˈpobɾe]

adj

LanguageCentral Bikol (Philippines)

Meaning
  1. poor
  2. impoverished
  3. Lacking sufficient money or material possessions to live comfortably. It describes someone who is in a state of poverty.
Examples

Pobre sana kami.

We're just poor.

Pronunciationˈpobɾe

Part of speechadj

Usage noteThis is a loanword from Spanish commonly used in Central Bikol to describe economic status.

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póbre in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.