praube

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan paubre (with metathesis), from Latin pauper, pauperem.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

praube m (feminine singular prauba, masculine plural praubes, feminine plural praubas)

  1. (Gascony) poor (lacking resources)

Further reading

  • Honnorat, Simon-Jude (1847), Dictionnaire Provençal-Français (tome 2, P-Z)[1] (in French), Repos, page 944