Italian

penuria

noun

Grave insufficienza o mancanza di qualcosa, specialmente di beni necessari.

English: shortage, lack, scarcity, scarceness

Dopo la guerra, c'era una penuria di cibo. — After the war, there was a shortage of food.
La penuria d'acqua è un problema serio in questa regione. — The scarcity of water is a serious problem in this region.

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