faminto

Portuguese

Etymology

From earlier famiinto, from Old Portuguese famiento, 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)

  1. hungry, famished
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