fome

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔme̝/

Noun

fome f (plural fomes)

1. Alternative form of fame

References

• “fame” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Alternative forms

• fom, fam, foom, foome

Etymology

From Old English fām, from Proto-Germanic *faimaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔːm/
• Rhymes: -ɔːm

Noun

fome (plural fomes)

1. foam (a layer of bubbles associated with the sea)
2. Detritus that floats to the top of a fluid; residue.
3. The ocean (a large, open body of water)
4. (rare) spit, slobber (liquid emitted from the mouth, used in medieval medicine)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fame, from Latin *faminem, from Latin famēs (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰə- (“to disappear”). Compare Galician fame, Spanish hambre (Old Spanish fambre), French faim, Italian fame and Romanian foame.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.mɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfõmi/
• Hyphenation: fo‧me

Noun

fome f (plural fomes)

1. (uncountable) hunger (need or compelling desire for food)

   Tenho fome porque não como há três dias.

   I’m hungry because I haven’t eaten in three days.

   (literally, “I have hunger”)

2. (figuratively) hunger (any strong desire)

   Fome de poder.

   Hunger for power.

3. famine (extreme shortage of food in a region)

   Ocorreram várias fomes na Etiópia.

   Many famines took place in Ethiopia.

Adjective

fome (plural fomes)

1. (Chile, colloquial) boring, lame, uncool