sabañón

Spanish

Etymology

Of uncertain origin according to the RAE.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sabaˈɲon/ [sa.β̞aˈɲõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: sa‧ba‧ñón

Noun

sabañón m (plural sabañones)

1. (pathology) chilblain

   Synonym: friera

   • 1979 [1847], Charlotte Brontë, chapter 7, in E. Vergara, transl., Jane Eyre, Círculo de Lectores, page 55:

     No usábamos guantes, y teníamos las manos y los pies llenos de sabañones.

     We didn't use gloves, and we had our hands and feet covered with chilblains.

Further reading

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