empujón

Spanish

Etymology

From empujar +‎ -ón, or possibly from Latin impulsiōnem (and if so, doublet of impulsión). Compare Portuguese empuxão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /empuˈxon/ [ẽm.puˈxõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: em‧pu‧jón

Noun

empujón m (plural empujones)

1. shove, push, jostle

   Synonym: empellón

2. boost

   Synonym: impulso

Derived terms

• a empujones

 

Related terms

• empujar
• empujoncito

 

Further reading

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