Join free

congoja

Español

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

congoja

  • [kõŋˈgoxa]

Rhymes with o.xa

Where it comes from

Del castellano antiguo congoxa, y este del catalán congoixa, y este del latín vulgar *congustia ('angustia'), de congustus ('angosto'), de coangustus, del latín coangustare.

noun congojas

  1. Desmayo, fatiga, angustia y aflicción del ánimo.
  2. Pena.
  3. Preocupación, ansiedad.

In English

  • anguish extreme pain
  • woe grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity
  • disquietude a fear or an instance of uneasiness

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"congoja." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/congoja. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

congoja. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/congoja

Chicago

"congoja." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/congoja.

BibTeX
@misc{congoja_2026,
  title = {congoja},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/congoja},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}