carestia

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carestia

/karesˈtia/

Where it comes from

dal latino medievale caristìa che deriva da carere cioè "mancare"

noun carestie

situazione di grave fame prolungata dovuta a varie cause (siccità, guerra, genocidio, inondazioni) con probabile morte di varie persone
figuratively definizione mancante; se vuoi, aggiungila tu

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noun

In English

famine extreme shortage of food in a region
dearth period when food is rare

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"carestia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/carestia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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carestia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/carestia

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"carestia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/carestia.

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@misc{carestia_2026,
  title = {carestia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/carestia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}