achuchón

Spanish

Etymology

From achuchar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡ʃuˈt͡ʃon/ [a.t͡ʃuˈt͡ʃõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧chu‧chón

Noun

achuchón m (plural achuchones) (colloquial)

1. hug, squeeze
   • 2015 October 22, “Cita con los niños con piel de mariposa en Caixaforum”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Para explicar que, a veces, un achuchón puede ser una agresión.

     To explain that, sometimes, a squeeze can be an aggression.

2. shove

   Synonyms: empujón, empellón

Further reading

• “achuchón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16