sabañón

Spanish

Etymology

Of uncertain origin according to the RAE.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sabaˈɲon/ [sa.β̞aˈɲõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: sa‧ba‧ñón

Noun

sabañón m (plural sabañones)

  1. (pathology) chilblain
    Synonym: friera
    • 1979 [1847], Charlotte Brontë, chapter 7, in E. Vergara, transl., Jane Eyre, Círculo de Lectores, page 55:
      No usábamos guantes, y teníamos las manos y los pies llenos de sabañones.
      We didn't use gloves, and we had our hands and feet covered with chilblains.

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