hambriento

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *faminentus, from Latin famēs. Cognate with Galician famento and Portuguese faminto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amˈbɾjento/ [ãmˈbɾjẽn̪.t̪o] Rhymes: -ento Syllabification: ham‧brien‧to === Adjective === hambriento (feminine hambrienta, masculine plural hambrientos, feminine plural hambrientas) very hungry, famished hungry ==== Usage notes ==== Compare tener hambre (“to be hungry”, literally “to have hunger”); estar hambriento (“to be very hungry”); and estar muerto de hambre (“to be starving”). The same happens for sediento (“thirsty”). === Noun === hambriento m (plural hambrientos, feminine hambrienta, feminine plural hambrientas) the hungry ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “hambriento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025