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): (Valencia) [t͡ʃa.foˈɣoɾ]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

xafogor f (plural xafogors)

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

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