quemazón

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cremātiōnem, affected by the same change as Spanish quemar (q.v.) < Latin cremāre. Compare Portuguese queimação. By surface analysis, quemar +‎ -zón. Doublet of cremación, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kemaˈθon/ [ke.maˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kemaˈson/ [ke.maˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: que‧ma‧zón

Noun

quemazón f (plural quemazones)

1. great heat
2. burning
3. itch
4. jab; cutting remark

Related terms

• cremación
• quemar

 

Further reading

• “quemazón”, 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