mengua

decrease

noun MEHN-gwah Rare

Origin: From menguar (to diminish), from Latin minuare, 'to reduce'.

Also means

decline

Usage Note

Mengua means a reduction, diminishment, or decline, often with a connotation of harm or loss of standing: sin mengua de su reputación (without detriment to his reputation). The phrase en mengua de (to the detriment of) is a formal set expression. The related verb menguar means to wane (as the moon) or to decrease, and the noun can therefore describe the waning of the moon (la mengua de la luna).

Examples

"Vivían sin mengua de recursos económicos."

Natural Translation

They lived without any decline in economic resources.

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