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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *faminentus, from Latin famēs. Cognate with Galician famento and Portuguese faminto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amˈbɾjento/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification: ham‧brien‧to
Adjective
hambriento (feminine hambrienta, masculine plural hambrientos, feminine plural hambrientas)
- very hungry, famished
- hungry
1855, Emilio Castelar, Ernesto: novela original de costumbres:Yo no tengo pan y estoy hambriento.- I do not have bread and I'm hungry.
Usage notes
Noun
hambriento m (plural hambrientos, feminine hambrienta, feminine plural hambrientas)
- hungry
1657, Baltasar Gracián, “En el invierno de la vejez”, in El Criticón, tercera parte: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.
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