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Spanish
Etymology
Of uncertain origin according to the RAE.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sabaˈɲon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: sa‧ba‧ñón
Noun
sabañón m (plural sabañones)
- (pathology) chilblain
- Synonym: friera
1979 [1847], Charlotte Brontë, chapter 7, in E. Vergara, transl., Jane Eyre, Círculo de Lectores, page 55:No usábamos guantes, y teníamos las manos y los pies llenos de sabañones.- We didn't use gloves, and we had our hands and feet covered with chilblains.
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