choque
Meaning
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- (masculine) collision, shock (sudden, heavy impact)
- (masculine) shock (something so surprising that it is stunning)
- (masculine) electric shock (sudden burst of electric energy through something or someone)
- (masculine) circulatory shock (inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements)
- (masculine) a collision of troops
Frequency
Hyphenated as
cho‧que
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɔ.ki/
Etymology
Borrowed from French choc (“shock”).
New
chocar
- (transitive) to brood (to keep an egg warm until it hatches)
- (intransitive) to hatch (to break open when a young animal emerges from it)
- (intransitive) to hatch (to emerge from its egg)
- (figuratively,transitive) to hatch (to ponder an idea slowly and deliberately)
- (intransitive,slang) to linger (to spend a long time not moving or doing anything)
- (informal,intransitive) to become foul due to heat
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