hambruna
Meaning
famine
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ham‧bru‧na
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/amˈbɾuna/
Etymology
According to the Colombian grammarian Rufino José Cuervo (1844-1911), the word is a compound of hambre (“hunger”) + perruna (“dog-like”).
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