comezón

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin comestiōnem (literally “eating”), from Latin comestus. Compare Portuguese comichão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /komeˈθon/ [ko.meˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /komeˈson/ [ko.meˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: co‧me‧zón

Noun

comezón f (plural comezones)

1. itch, itching

   Synonyms: escozor, picazón, picor, prurito

Related terms

• comer

Further reading

• “comezón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10