pruïja

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin prūrīgō. Doublet of prurigen, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

pruïja f (plural pruïges)

  1. (also figurative) itching, itch
    Synonyms: picor, pruïció
  2. (figurative) itch, longing
    Synonym: ganes
    • 1967, Octavi Fullat, Reflexions sobre l'educació:
      I ara tots els pobles senten la pruïja, la febre de produir, de voltar-se d'estris, i el món es buida d'entranyes i es balma.
      And now people feel the itch, the fever to produce, to surround themselves with tools, and the world is emptied of its entrails and hollowed out.

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