bochorno
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin vulturnus (“east wind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈt͡ʃoɾno/ [boˈt͡ʃoɾ.no]
- Rhymes: -oɾno
- Syllabification: bo‧chor‧no
Noun
bochorno m (plural bochornos)
- (weather) hot summer wind
- (weather) suffocating heat; swelter
- Synonym: (Andalusia, Extremadura) flama
- blush (reddened face)
Derived terms
- abochornar
- bochornoso
Further reading
- “bochorno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014