pobreza
/poˈbɾeθa/ · B2 · noun · f
poverty
🪙 pobreza = sounds like 'po-BREH-tha': poor + breza, a poor-state noun
Pobreza comes from Latin pauper (poor), and pobre is the adjective 'poor'. The suffix -eza turns adjectives into abstract nouns, like belleza (beauty). So pobre + -eza = the state of being poor.