sofoco

See also: sofocó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈfoko/ [soˈfo.ko]
• Rhymes: -oko
• Syllabification: so‧fo‧co

Etymology 1

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

Deverbal from sofocar.

Noun

sofoco m (plural sofocos)

1. hot flash

Derived terms

• sofocón
• sofoquina

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sofoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of sofocar

Further reading

• “sofoco”, 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