asfíxia
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Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin asphyxia, from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία (asphuxía, “stopping of the pulse”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + σφύξις (sphúxis, “pulse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
asfíxia f (plural asfíxies)
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Further reading
- “asfíxia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.