hinchazón

Spanish

Etymology

From hinchar +‎ -zón (found in Old Spanish as finchazón), possibly corresponding to Latin īnflātiōnem, and therefore a doublet of inflación. Compare Portuguese inchação, Italian enfiagione, dialectal French enflaison, archaic Romanian umflăciune.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /int͡ʃaˈθon/ [ĩnʲ.t͡ʃaˈθõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /int͡ʃaˈson/ [ĩnʲ.t͡ʃaˈsõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: hin‧cha‧zón

Noun

hinchazón f (plural hinchazones)

  1. swelling

Further reading

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