sofocón

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-

Latin fōc-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin suffōcārelbor.

Spanish sofocardeverb.

Spanish sofoco

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?

Latin -ō

Spanish -ón

Spanish sofocón

From sofoco + -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sofoˈkon/ [so.foˈkõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: so‧fo‧cón

Noun

sofocón m (plural sofocones)

1. grief, distress
   • 2016 November 15, “Así fue el exclusivo almuerzo de Jorge Lanata con 293 empresarios que lo llenaron de preguntas”, in Clarin‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 November 2016:

     JPG Z GAdrasti Apenas puso un pie en el Hotel Alvear Jorge Lanata tuvo los sofocones típicos de las estrellas.

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Further reading

• “sofocón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026