adjective/ˈpobɾe/
poor (lacking money, resources, etc.); poor (pitiable, pitiful)
“Se relajan las familias ricas en casas lujosas y las familias pobres tiran en chozas desmoronadas.” — The rich families relax in luxurious houses and the poor families get by in dilapidated huts.
Antonyms: rico
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.