congoja

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈɡoxa/ [kõŋˈɡo.xa]
• Rhymes: -oxa
• Syllabification: con‧go‧ja

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish congoxa, from Old Catalan congoxa, from Late Latin congustia (“defile”, noun).

Noun

congoja f (plural congojas)

1. anguish

   Synonym: angustia

2. worry, anxiety

   Synonyms: zozobra, ansiedad

Derived terms

• congojoso

 

Etymology 2

Verb

congoja

1. inflection of congojar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “congoja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28