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Nov 8, 2002, 11:19 AM

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pobresito?

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What is the proper spelling of pobresito...pobrecito??

I've also sometimes heard pobrechito.

And am I correct in it's meaning...poor little one?

Thanks!

esperanza

Nov 8, 2002, 11:31 AM

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Re: [ak] pobresito?

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Ay ay ay pobrecito, asi es.

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REY

Nov 12, 2002, 7:30 AM

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Re: [esperanza] pobresito?

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Pobechito :(

Rey :Þ

awcharro

Nov 18, 2002, 6:03 PM

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Re: [ak] pobresito?

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I would say that the correct meaning for pobrecito in English would be "poor thing". "cito" or "cita" at the end of a word in Spanish, especially in Latin America, doesn't always mean little.

lin robinson

Nov 27, 2002, 11:43 AM

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Re: [awcharro] pobresito?

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Well, actually "poor thing" would be simply pobre Diminuitive endings might not always mean smaller, can also be affectionate or changing to a differnt word altogether (zorro-zorrillo) but in this case pobrecito is refering to children (or perhaps midgets)

What's interesting is that pobre has no feminine equivalent, but pobrecito and pobrecita do.