angoja

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish angoxa, itself borrowed from Old Catalan angoxa, from Latin angustiae (“tribulations, difficulties”). (/ʃ/ > /x/ is not a native outcome of /-stj-/ in Spanish.) Doublet of angustia. Compare modern Catalan angoixa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈɡoxa/ [ãŋˈɡo.xa]
  • Rhymes: -oxa
  • Syllabification: an‧go‧ja

Noun

angoja f (plural angojas)

  1. (archaic) grief; anguish

Further reading

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