faim

Pronunciation: /fɛ̃/

“faim” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

hunger (desire of food)
hunger (strong desire)

In French

Sensation qui révèle l’envie ou le besoin de manger.
Le besoin de manger, lui-même.
Envie intense.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French faim, fain, from Latin famēs (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (“to disappear”). Compare Galician fame, Portuguese fome, Italian fame and Romanian foame.

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