desvalgut

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Catalan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. helpless, destitute
  2. 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.
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