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Spanish
Etymology
From hinchar + -zón (found in Old Spanish as finchazón), possibly corresponding to Latin īnflātiōnem, and therefore a doublet of inflación. Compare Portuguese inchação, Italian enfiagione, dialectal French enflaison, archaic Romanian umflăciune.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /int͡ʃaˈθon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /int͡ʃaˈson/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: hin‧cha‧zón
Noun
hinchazón f (plural hinchazones)
- swelling
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