comichão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin comestiōnem, from Latin comestus. Compare Galician comechón and Spanish comezón.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.miˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [ko.miˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.miˈʃɐ̃w̃/, /ku.mɨˈʃɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: co‧mi‧chão

Noun

comichão f or (nonstandard) m (plural comichões)

  1. itch (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
    Synonyms: coceira, prurido
  2. (figuratively) a strong desire
    Synonyms: desejo, vontade
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