pénurie

See also: penurie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pēnūria (“want”).

Noun

pénurie f (plural pénuries)

dearth, lack, shortage; penury
Synonyms: disette, manque

Further reading

“pénurie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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