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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin famēlicus (“hungry, famished”). Doublet of famelgo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
famélico (feminine famélica, masculine plural famélicos, feminine plural famélicas)
- hungry, famished
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin famēlicus (“hungry, famished”). Doublet of jamelgo.
Adjective
famélico (feminine famélica, masculine plural famélicos, feminine plural famélicas)
- famished, ravenous, rapacious
- emaciated
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