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Spanish
Etymology
From empujar + -ón, or possibly from Latin impulsiōnem (and if so, doublet of impulsión). Compare Portuguese empuxão.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empuˈxon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: em‧pu‧jón
Noun
empujón m (plural empujones)
- shove, push, jostle
- Synonym: empellón
- boost
- Synonym: impulso
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