comechón

Galician

Alternative forms

• comechom (reintegrationist)
• comichão (reintegrationist)
• comechão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Late Latin *comestiō, *comestionis, from Latin comestus. Compare Portuguese comichão and Spanish comezón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komeˈt͡ʃoŋ/, /komiˈt͡ʃoŋ/

Noun

comechón f (plural comechóns)

1. itch (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)

   Synonym: proído

2. (figuratively) a strong desire

   Synonyms: degoro, desexo

Related terms

• comechar
• comechume
• comechura
• comesto

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “comechón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “comechón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “comechón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN