queimação

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cremātiōnem, affected by the same change as Portuguese queimar (q.v.) < Latin cremāre. Compare Spanish quemazón. By surface analysis, queimar +‎ -ção. Doublet of cremação, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kej.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [keɪ̯.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • Hyphenation: quei‧ma‧ção

Noun

queimação f (plural queimações)

  1. burn (physical sensation in the muscles)
  2. heartburn (pain in the chest caused by stomach acid entering the gullet)

Further reading

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