fome

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fame, from Vulgar Latin *faminem, from Latin famēs (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰə- (“to disappear”). Compare Galician fame, Spanish hambre (Old Spanish fambre), French faim, Italian fame and Romanian foame.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.mɨ/
• Hyphenation: fo‧me

Noun

fome f (plural fomes)

1. hunger
2. famine

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Spanish

Adjective

fome m, f (plural fomes)

1. (Chile, colloquial) boring, lame, uncool

Synonyms

• aburrido