comichão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin comestiōnem, from Latin comestus. Compare Galician comechón and Spanish comezón.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.miˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [ko.miˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.miˈʃɐ̃w̃/, /ku.mɨˈʃɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.miˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/, /ku.mɨˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: co‧mi‧chão

Noun

comichão f or (nonstandard) m (plural comichões)

itch (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Synonyms: coceira, prurido
(figuratively) a strong desire
Synonyms: desejo, vontade

Related terms

comichar

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