empujón

Spanish

Etymology

From empujar +‎ -ón, or possibly from Latin impulsiōnem (and if so, doublet of impulsión). Compare Portuguese empuxão.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /empuˈxon/ [ẽm.puˈxõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: em‧pu‧jón

Noun

empujón m (plural empujones)

shove, push, jostle
Synonym: empellón
boost
Synonym: impulso

Derived terms

a empujones

Related terms

Further reading

“empujón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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