famine
Senso (English)
- Extreme shortage of food in a region.
- A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.
- Starvation or malnutrition.
- Severe shortage or lack of something.
Synonyms
food shortage
die of hunger
destitution
shortage of food
poor crops
extreme dearth
acute shortage
great famine
crop failure
hunger-strike
Frequenza
Con il trattino come
fam‧ine
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈfæmɪn/
Etimologia (English)
In summary
Borrowed from Middle French famine, itself from the root of Latin fames. Cognate with Spanish hambruna (“famine”).
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