romadizo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *rheumaticium,[1] an alteration of Latin rheumaticum, an inflection of rheumaticus. From Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “flow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

romadizo m (plural romadizos)

  1. (pathology) rhinitis, coryza (inflammation of the mucous membranes)
    Synonyms: rinitis, coriza
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 287:
      A la persona que seca al fuego un pañuelo humedecido por el romadizo, se le acrecienta esta fluxión.
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References

  1. ^ Prof. Hortensia Martinez (5 July 2019) “Fonetica y fonología histórica, Apuntes de Fonética y Fonología Españolas”, in Docsiry‎[1] (in Spanish): “*rheumaticium>romadizo”

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