comichão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin comestio, comestionis < Latin comestus. Compare Spanish comezón.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.mi.ˈʃãw̃/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.mi.ˈʃãw̃/

Noun

comichão f (plural comichões)

  1. itch (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
  2. (figuratively) a strong desire

Synonyms

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