miseria
/miˈseɾja/ · B1 · noun · f
poverty
💸 Latin miser = wretched; same root as English miser and misery
Latin miser (wretched, pitiable) gave Spanish miseria and English misery and miser. That's why it covers both suffering and poverty, and also the stinginess of a miser who hoards money. Its stress lands on SE: mi-SE-ria.