hambruna

Spanish

Etymology

According to the Colombian grammarian Rufino José Cuervo (1844-1911), the word is a compound of hambre (“hunger”) +‎ perruna (“dog-like”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈbɾuna/ [ãmˈbɾu.na]
• Rhymes: -una
• Syllabification: ham‧bru‧na

Noun

hambruna f (plural hambrunas)

1. famine

Related terms

• hambre

Further reading

• hambruna on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• “hambruna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025