desvalgut

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ valgut, past participle of valer (“to value”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [dəz.bəlˈɣut]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [dəz.vəlˈɣut]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [dez.valˈɣut]

Adjective

desvalgut (feminine desvalguda, masculine plural desvalguts, feminine plural desvalgudes)

helpless, destitute
underprivileged
- 1937, Domènec Pallerola i Munné, La revolució i l'assistència social:
  A les ciutats espanyoles han florit guarderies a totes les barriades industrials, no manquen cases de repòs per a vells desvalguts.
  In Spanish cities, crèches flourished in all the industrial districts, and rest homes for the underprivileged elderly.

Further reading

“desvalgut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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