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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespicazón
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pee-kah-zohn
"La alergia le causó una picazón intensa en los brazos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch.
"He felt a sudden itch on his arm after walking through the tall grass."
- 1
To feel or cause an uncomfortable sensation on the skin requiring scratching.
"Woolen sweaters always make my skin itch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'giccan', meaning to itch, which traces back to Proto-Germanic '*jukjaną' (reflected by regional variants like 'yuke'). Over centuries, the phonetic evolution shifted the initial consonant sound while retaining its core sensory meaning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Itch" is said worldwide
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démangeaison
Transliteration: day-mahn-zhay-zohn
"Cette piqûre d'insecte provoque une forte démangeaison."
Jucken
Transliteration: yook-en
"Das Jucken auf meiner Haut ist sehr lästig."
prurito
Transliteration: pru-ree-to
"Ho un fastidioso prurito alla schiena."
picazón
Transliteration: pee-kah-zohn
"La alergia le causó una picazón intensa en los brazos."
coceira
Transliteration: ko-say-rah
"Aquela planta venenosa causa muita coceira."
खुजली
Transliteration: khujli
"मुझे अपने हाथ में बहुत खुजली हो रही है।"
发痒
Transliteration: fā yǎng
"蚊子咬的地方开始发痒。"
가려움
Transliteration: garyeoum
"모기에 물린 곳에 가려움이 심하다."
かゆみ
Transliteration: kayumi
"虫刺されのかゆみが止まらない。"
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