flema

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older flegma, from Late Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame, inflammation, phlegm”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “I set on fire, burn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfle.ma/

Noun

flema f (plural flemas)

  1. phlegm

Derived terms
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