faminto

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Cognate with Galician famento and Spanish hambriento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈmĩ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈmĩ.to/

  • Hyphenation: fa‧min‧to

Adjective

faminto (feminine faminta, masculine plural famintos, feminine plural famintas)

  1. hungry, famished
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