soroche

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soroche.

Noun

soroche (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
    • 1860, Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow‎, volume 4:
      Men, horses, and mules occasionally perish under soroche while on the Andes; and yet some persons who never were 3,000 feet above the level of the ocean, or if so, have only been sitting in a balloon in a state of muscular quiescence, have ridiculed statements of facts such as those here noted.
    • 1876, H. C. Cochrane, “The Misti, and travels in Peru and Chili”, in Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York‎, volume 6, page 219:
      I should treat soroche on the plainest principles of hydraulics.
    • 1913, Frank O. Carpenter, “Americans of the high Andes”, in Moderator-topics‎, volume 34, page 693:
      The soroche attacks different persons in different ways.

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua suruqch'i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈɾot͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -otʃe
  • Syllabification: so‧ro‧che

Noun

soroche m (plural soroches)

  1. altitude sickness, mountain sickness
    Synonyms: mal de altura, mal de montaña, mal de páramo, apunamiento, puna
    • 1849, M. Boussingault, Viajes cientificos a los Andes Ecuatoriales‎, page 217:
      Como esta palabra soroche quiere tambien decir pirita entre los mineros americanos, se infiere que han buscado la analogía de este fenómeno con las exhalaciones subterráneas, y aunque esta explicacion pueda ser plausible, tengo por mas natural atribuir el soroche á un efecto producido por la nieve.
      Since the word "soroche" also means "pyrite" according to the American miners, an analogy can be inferred between this phenomenon and underground gasses, and although this explanation may be plausible, it is far more natural to attribute the "soroche" to an effect produced by the snow.
    • 1894 May 15, El Monitor médico‎, volume 9, number 216, page 370:
      La pesadez de los miembros inferiores y una fatiga que no explica los esfuerzos realizados son los primeros trastornos que produce el soroche; en casi todas las memorias se encuentra que, llegando á cierta altura, es imposible aún á los más robustos caminantes, recorrer largo trecho sin detenerse.
      The heaviness of the lower limbs and a fatigue that cannot be explained are the first changes that occur with altitude sickness; in almost all accounts it is found that, upon reaching a certain altitude, it is impossible for even the most strong hikers to go a long way without stopping.
    • 1964, Bolívar, sí escaló el Chimborazo y escribió su Delirio en Ríobamba:
      Pero el soroche no enajena el entendimiento, ni perturba el juicio ni hace perder la razón.
      But altitude sickness does not alter the intellect, nor disturb the judgement or cause loss of reason.
  2. (Chile, Peru, mineralogy) galena
    Synonym: galena
    • 1792, Sociedad académica de amantes de Lima, Mercurio peruano de historia, literatura, y noticias públicas que da á luz la Sociedad academica de amantes de Lima, y en su nombre J. Calero y Moreira‎, Nomenclatura Peruana, page 203:
      Soroche... (24) .. Soroche con agujas...
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    • 1817, Alvaro Alonso Barba, Arte de los metales‎, page 83:
      Diferenciase de esta manera el Soroche, Tacona, Polvorilla, Rosiclér, Cochizo y Negrillo. Es el Soroche negro ó ceniciento, resplandeciente y sin viveza, que llaman muerto metal de plomo, y suele tener Plata.
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    • 1860, Ignacio Domeyko, Elementos de mineralojia‎, page 123:
      Soroche fino de Chile
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    • 2004, Fermín del Pino, Dos mundos, dos culturas:
      A cada dos partes de mineral le añadían una de soroche.
      To each two parts of mineral was added one of galena.
    • 2004, Ciro Bayo, El peregrino en Indias, page 99:
      Este tratamiento se reducía a una simple copelación: introducido el mineral en el hornillo, se le fundía, sólo o mezclado con soroche (mineral cargado de plomo), hasta que corría la plata, quedando depositada la escoria.
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