famélico

See also: famelico

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin famēlicus (“hungry, famished”). Doublet of famelgo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈmɛ.li.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈmɛ.li.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈmɛ.li.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈmɛ.li.ku/

Adjective

famélico (feminine famélica, masculine plural famélicos, feminine plural famélicas)

1. hungry, famished

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin famēlicus (“hungry, famished”). Doublet of jamelgo.

Adjective

famélico (feminine famélica, masculine plural famélicos, feminine plural famélicas)

1. famished, ravenous, rapacious
2. emaciated

Further reading

• “famélico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16