apenaŭ

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See also: apenau

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Etymology

From French à peine, Italian appena, and/or Spanish apenas (barely) +‎ -aŭ.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -enau̯
  • Hyphenation: a‧pe‧naŭ

Adverb

apenaŭ

  1. scarcely; barely; hardly
    La malriĉuloj apenaŭ havas sufiĉan manĝaĵon.
    The poor barely have enough food.