Today’s Spanish word of the day is “hambre”.
It’s a feminine noun meaning “hunger”.
The word “hambre” comes from Latin fames, which also meant “hunger” and is the root of English words such as “famish” and “famine”.
Example sentences
El hambre me despertó esta mañana.
Hunger woke me up this morning.
No puedo concentrarme cuando tengo hambre.
I can’t concentrate when I’m hungry.
Tiene hambre de conocimiento y lee constantemente.
She has a hunger for knowledge and reads constantly.
Su hambre de poder lo llevó a traicionar a sus amigos.
His hunger for power led him to betray his friends.
El hambre me atacó en el supermercado y compré diecisiete tipos de queso.
Hunger attacked me in the supermarket and I bought seventeen types of cheese.
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