quemazón

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Spanish

Etymology

From quemar +‎ -zón or possibly from a Vulgar Latin derivative form of Latin cremātiō, cremātiōnem. Compare Portuguese queimação. Doublet of cremación.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kemaˈθon/ [ke.maˈθõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /kemaˈson/ [ke.maˈsõn]

Noun

quemazón f (plural quemazones)

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

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