chichón

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chichón

[t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃõn]

Rhymes with on

Where it comes from

Aumentativo de chicha.

Del latín vulgar *cessiōnis, aféresis de abscessiōnis. Compárese absceso y abscisión.

Del latín vulgar *cīsiōnis, aféresis de incīsiōnis.

Del latín vulgar *cītiōnis, *cīsiōnis y este de caesiōnis, deverbal de caedere ('cortar').

O bien, simplemente, es onomatopéyica.

De origen incierto:

noun chichones

Bulto en la cabeza producido por un golpe.

In English

egg swelling on one’s head resulting from an injury
bump a swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury
bonk bump on the head

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MLA

"chichón." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/chich%C3%B3n. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

chichón. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/chich%C3%B3n

Chicago

"chichón." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/chich%C3%B3n.

BibTeX

@misc{chicho_n_2026,
  title = {chichón},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/chich%C3%B3n},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}