xafogor

Catalan

Alternative forms

• xafagor

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exoffocatiōnem, from Latin offōcō (“to choke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ʃə.fuˈɣo]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʃə.foˈɣo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [t͡ʃa.foˈɣoɾ]

Noun

xafogor f (plural xafogors)

1. (weather) suffocating heat; swelter; mugginess

   Synonym: basca

Derived terms

• xafogós

Further reading

• “xafogor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “xafogor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “xafogor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024