Etymology

empacho

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Today it means: A Hispanic folk illness ascribed to blockage of the stomach. Full definition →

Spanish empacho
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromempacho
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromempacho
  3. English todayempacho

Borrowed from Spanish empacho.

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