faminto

Portuguese

Etymology

From earlier famiinto, from Old Portuguese famĩento, from Vulgar Latin *faminentus, from Latin famēs (“hunger”).

Cognate with Galician famento and Spanish hambriento.

Pronunciation

(Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ˈmĩ.tu/
Hyphenation: fa‧min‧to

Adjective

faminto m (feminine singular faminta, masculine plural famintos, feminine plural famintas, comparable)

hungry, famished

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