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hambre

Pronunciation: /ˈambɾe/

“hambre” is a Spanish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. hunger

In Spanish

  1. Necesidad o deseo de alimentarse.
  2. Por extensión, apetito similar respecto de otra cosa.
  3. Situación de escasez que provoca un hambre generalizada.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fambre, fanbre, famne (whence also Ladino ambre), from Vulgar Latin *faminem (the accusative of a nominative *famen or *famis), variant of Latin famēs, see there for more. For other examples of Latin /mVn/ > Old Spanish /mn/ > /mɾ/ > /mbɾ/ see hombre, nombre, muchedumbre, cumbre, lumbre, alambre, hembra, costumbre, enjambre, -dumbre, -umbre. Compare also Latin /mn/ >…

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