sofocante

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 sofocar

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin -antem

Spanish -ante

Spanish sofocante

From sofocar + -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sofoˈkante/ [so.foˈkãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: so‧fo‧can‧te

Adjective

sofocante m or f (masculine and feminine plural sofocantes)

1. suffocating, stuffy
2. stifling
3. sweltering, sultry

Further reading

• “sofocante”, 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