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“bourgeois” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/buɾˈɣes/

Example

En mi ciudad hay muchos burgueses.

There are many bourgeois people in my town.

Illustration for burgués (bourgeois)

How to say “bourgeois” in Spanish

“Bourgeois” in Spanish is burgués.

Person in a modestly furnished middle-class living room.

Full entry for burgués: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with burgués

En mi trabajo hay un burgués que siempre habla de inversiones.

At my workplace there is a bourgeois who always talks about investments.

Tips for using burgués

  • Written with an acute accent on the final syllable (burgués), used also as an adjective (burguesa), and often employed with a mildly pejorative or mocking tone.

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