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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/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kemaˈson/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: que‧ma‧zón
Noun
quemazón f (plural quemazones)
- great heat
- burning
- itch
- jab; cutting remark
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