pénurie

See also: penurie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pēnūria (“want”).

Noun

pénurie f (plural pénuries)

1. dearth, lack, shortage; penury

   Synonyms: disette, manque

Further reading

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