Skip to content

hambruna

famine

noun ahm-BROO-nah Rare

Origin: From hambre (hunger)

Usage Note

Hambruna is an intensified form of hambre (hunger), used specifically for large-scale famine affecting entire populations. Unlike hambre (which can simply mean personal hunger), hambruna always implies a catastrophic collective shortage of food. It is a feminine noun.

Examples

"La hambruna afectó a millones de personas."

Natural Translation

The famine affected millions of people.

Explore Spanish by topic