Dutch Etymology Compound of bloed (“blood”) + armoede (“poverty, penury, lack”). Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈblut.ɑrˌmu.də/ Audio:(file) Hyphenation: bloed‧ar‧moe‧de Noun bloedarmoede f or m (plural bloedarmoedes) (literally) anemia Synonym: anemie (figuratively) lack of fresh blood, of inspiration, innovation, etc.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.