famélico
See also: famelico
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin famēlicus (“hungry, famished”). Doublet of famelgo.
Pronunciation
- (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)
- hungry, famished
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin famēlicus (“hungry, famished”). Doublet of jamelgo.
Adjective
famélico (feminine famélica, masculine plural famélicos, feminine plural famélicas)
- famished, ravenous, rapacious
- emaciated
Further reading
- “famélico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014