quemazón

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin cremātiōnem, affected by the same change as Spanish quemar (q.v.) < Latin cremāre. Compare Portuguese queimação. By surface analysis, quemar +‎ -zón. Doublet of cremación, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kemaˈθon/ [ke.maˈθõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kemaˈson/ [ke.maˈsõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: que‧ma‧zón

Noun

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quemazón f (plural quemazones)

  1. great heat
  2. burning
  3. itch
  4. jab; cutting remark
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Further reading

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