f 4 a 1 m 3 i 1 s 1 h 4
6 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb be hungry; go without food
verb deprive of food
verb die of food deprivation
originFrom Middle English famisshe, from famen (“starve”), from Old French afamer, ultimately from Latin famēs (“hunger”). Compare affamish, famine. Cognate with Spanish hambre (“hunger”).
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