xafogor

Catalan

Alternative forms

xafagor

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exoffocatiōnem, from Latin offōcō (“to choke”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ʃə.fuˈɣo]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʃə.foˈɣo]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [t͡ʃa.foˈɣoɾ]

Noun

xafogor f (plural xafogors)

(weather) suffocating heat; swelter; mugginess
Synonym: basca

Derived terms

xafogós

Further reading

“xafogor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“xafogor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“xafogor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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