Spanish › DictionarypenuriaC2#20,979Hear itnounfemininehardship (financial), penuryshortage, lack, dearthFormsnounsingularpenuriapluralpenuriasOther ways to say itescasezshortage, scarcity, paucity, dearth, scarceness, scantinessfaltalack, shortage; absenceRead Spanish with every word explained