xafogor

Catalan

Etymology

Vulgar Latin *exoffocatio, from Latin offōcō (“I choke”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ʃə.foˈɡo/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ʃə.fuˈɡo/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa.foˈɡoɾ/

Noun

xafogor m (plural xafogors)

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

Further reading

“xafogor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“xafogor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“xafogor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

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