Spanish Conversation · Level 166
15 words
Spanish word
burgués
Pronunciation
IPA/buɾˈɣes/
Meaning
- masculine nounbourgeois
Example
En mi ciudad hay muchos burgueses.
There are many bourgeois people in my town.
More examples
En mi trabajo hay un burgués que siempre habla de inversiones.
At my workplace there is a bourgeois who always talks about investments.
Core concept
Person in a modestly furnished middle-class living room.
Common phrases
un burgués
a bourgeois
el burgués conservador
the conservative bourgeois
Similar words
clase media: Social class of mid-income households with some disposable income for education and consumption.
Definition in Spanish
Miembro de la burguesía; persona con posición económica y social intermedia entre la clase trabajadora y la alta sociedad.
Word origin
From French bourgeois, ultimately from medieval Latin burgensis 'town dweller', originally naming urban property owners and traders.
Usage tips
- 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.