empacho

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noun

A Hispanic folk illness ascribed to blockage of the stomach.

OriginSpanish empacho →
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Meanings

nounempacho (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Hispanic folk illness ascribed to blockage of the stomach.

Origin

  1. Spanishempacho
  2. Spanishempacho
  3. Englishempacho

Borrowed from Spanish empacho.

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APA

empacho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empacho

MLA

“empacho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empacho. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empacho,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empacho.

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