famine

Betekenis

1. Extreme shortage of food in a region.
2. A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.
3. Starvation or malnutrition.
4. Severe shortage or lack of something.

Koppelteken as

fam‧ine

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈfæmɪn/

Etimologie

Borrowed from Middle French famine, itself from the root of Latin fames. Cognate with Spanish hambruna (“famine”).