quemazón

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/ [ke.maˈθõn]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kemaˈson/ [ke.maˈsõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: que‧ma‧zón

Noun

quemazón f (plural quemazones)

Related terms

Further reading

“quemazón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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