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

Noun

hinchazón f (plural hinchazones)

  1. swelling

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