angurria

Spanish

Etymology

From estangurria, from Old Spanish estrangurria, itself borrowed from Latin stranguria, which is in itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στραγγουρία (strangouría).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈɡurja/ [ãŋˈɡu.rja]
  • Rhymes: -urja
  • Syllabification: an‧gu‧rria

Noun

angurria f (plural angurrias)

  1. (Latin America) famishing hunger
  2. (Latin America) great anxiety
    • 2016 December 11, “La sigilosa mano de Máximo”, in Clarin‎[1]:
      Estos responsabilizan al Frente Renovador por una angurria insostenible para el nivel de déficit fiscal presente.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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