emunger

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin ēmungere (to wipe or blow the nose).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /emunˈxeɾ/ [e.mũŋˈxeɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧mun‧ger

Verb[edit]

emunger (first-person singular present emunjo, first-person singular preterite emungí, past participle emungido)

  1. (intransitive, reflexive) to blow one's nose
    Synonym: sonar la nariz
  2. (intransitive, reflexive) to wipe one's nose
    Synonym: limpiar la nariz
  3. (transitive, by extension, of nasal mucus) to treat with a softening agent, such as a saline nasal spray (see emungente)
  4. (transitive, by extension, of a rhinolithic nidus) to treat with a softening agent (see emungente)
  5. (intransitive) to have rhinorrhoea, a runny nose
  6. (intransitive) to drip or flow from the nose

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