pócima

Spanish

Alternative forms

apócema (rare)

Etymology

Apheresis of apócima, from Latin apozema, from Ancient Greek ἀπόζεμα (apózema, “to extract by boiling”), from the root ζέω (zéō, “to boil, seethe”), q. v. Compare Portuguese apózema, English apozem.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈpoθima/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈposima/

Noun

pócima f (plural pócimas)

potion (beverage with magical or medicinal powers)

Synonyms

Further reading

“pócima” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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