heartburn

Significado (Inglés)

1. (countable, uncountable) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) annoyance, heartache, or similar feelings.

Sinónimos

pyrosis

cardialgia

sour stomach

acid indigestion

ardour

bruciore retrosternale

dyspepsia

heart-burning

gastroesophageal reflux

Traducións

Sodbrennen

bruciore di stomaco

pyrosis

pirosi

maagzuur

pirosis

zuur

maagbrand

brûlures d’estomac

azia

καούρα

acedía

aigreur d’estomac

brandend maagzuur

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: hertbryne

Relativo a Middle English: herte-brennyng

In summary

From Middle English hertbryne, herte-bren (“lust", also "heartburn”, literally “heart burn”), equivalent to heart + burn. Compare also Middle English herte-brennyng (“anger, bitterness, heartburn”, literally “burning of/in the heart, heart-burning”). Compare also Ancient Greek καρδιαλγία (kardialgía), from καρδία (kardía, “heart”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). From being a burning sensation near the location of the heart in the chest.