comechón
Galician
Alternative forms
- comechom (reintegrationist)
- comichão (reintegrationist)
- comechão (reintegrationist)
Etymology
From Late Latin *comestiō, *comestionis, from Latin comestus. Compare Portuguese comichão and Spanish comezón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /komeˈt͡ʃoŋ/, /komiˈt͡ʃoŋ/
Noun
comechón f (plural comechóns)
- itch (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- Synonym: proído
- (figuratively) a strong desire
- Synonyms: degoro, desexo
Related terms
- comechar
- comechume
- comechura
- comesto
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “comechón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “comechón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “comechón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN