povo
povo · more povo · most povo
Poor, pennilessPoor, penniless.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia, UK, derogatory, slang)Poor, penniless.
She went to some povo school down the street.
Origin
Probably a blend of poverty + -o (diminutive suffix), owing to the term's Australian origiProbably a blend of poverty + -o (diminutive suffix), owing to the term's Australian origins. Alternatively, borrowed from Portuguese povo (“common people; the working class”).
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Forms
more povo, most povoLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.