povo
/ˈpɒvəʊ/noun
In Portuguese-speaking countries and Zimbabwe: (with the) the masses, the common people, especially those who are poor or politically oppressed (usually treated as plural).
- Zimbabwe traditionally has close ties with neighbouring Mozambique, where Portuguese is the official language..
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Hispania. From Portuguese povo.
- Poor Knights
- Poor Law
- poorless
- poorliness
- poor little guy
- poor little me
- poor little rich boy (or girl)
- poorly
- poorlyish
- poor man
- poor man's box
- poor man's digging
- poor man's diggings
- poor man's mustard
- poor man's orchid
- poor man's pepper
- poor man's salve
- poor man's sauce
- poor man's treacle
- poor man's weather glass
- poormaster
- poor men's box
- poor men's treacle
- poor-me-one
- poor money