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Etymology
From tossir + -era.
Pronunciation
Noun
tossiguera f (plural tossigueres)
- the urge to cough
2000, Ramon Macià i Alegret, “En temps primer”, in Vents de port, page 176:La tarda és una altra cosa: es deixaran caure al cafè, als republicans o a Cal Tomàs; faran la manilla o potser un tuti subhastat; i cap al tard faran rotlle amb els menestrals que parlen de guanyar les eleccions al voltant de l'estufa de llenya la qual, en obrir-la per posar-hi un tac, esbandirà una nuvolada de fum per la sala que arrencarà una tossiguera unànime en els comensals.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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