hambriento

Spanish

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese faminto, French affamé and Italian affamato.

Adjective

hambriento (feminine singular hambrienta, masculine plural hambrientos, feminine plural hambrientas)

  1. Hungry.
Yo no tengo pan y estoy hambriento.
I do not have bread and I'm hungry.

Noun

hambriento m (plural hambrientos, feminine hambrienta, feminine plural hambrientas)

  1. Hungry.
No gusta de los manjares sino el hambriento, y el sediento de la bebida.
Nobody enjoys tasteful morsels but who is hungry, and beverages who is thirsty.

Usage notes

The phrase be hungry is typically translated as tener hambre, literally “have hunger”.

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