Tosió (en. Coughed)

/to'sjo/

Meaning & Definition

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noun
The action of expelling air from the lungs suddenly and noisily.
After running, I felt the need to cough.
Después de correr, sentí la necesidad de hacer un tosió.
Quality of the sound produced when coughing.
The cough I heard was very loud.
El tosió que escuché era muy fuerte.

Etymology

From the verb toser, which comes from the Latin tussīre.

Common Phrases and Expressions

coughed loudly
to expel air with great effort and noise when coughing.
tosió fuerte
to have a cough
to perform the action of coughing.
hacer un tosió
to feel a cough
to experience the need to cough.
sentir un tosió

Related Words

to cough
Action of expelling air noisily.
toser
cough
Sound produced by coughing.
tos
clearing the throat
Sound similar to that made when coughing.
carraspeo

Slang Meanings

Uncontrolled sound when coughing.
When he went out in the cold, he began to have an uncontrollable cough.
Cuando salió al frío, comenzó a hacer un tosió descontrolado.
Coughing repeatedly due to laughter.
The joke was so funny that he couldn't stop coughing.
La broma fue tan graciosa que no paraba de hacer tosió.