"soroche" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish soroche. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|soroche}} Spanish soroche Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} soroche (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) altitude sickness, mountain sickness Tags: obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: sorochi, sorocho
    Sense id: en-soroche-en-noun-hkT2XsX7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /soˈɾot͡ʃe/, [soˈɾo.t͡ʃe] Forms: soroches [plural]
Rhymes: -otʃe Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua suruqch'i. Etymology templates: {{cog|qu|suruqch'i}} Quechua suruqch'i Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} soroche m (plural soroches)
  1. altitude sickness, mountain sickness Tags: masculine Synonyms: mal de altura, mal de montaña, mal de páramo, apunamiento, puna
    Sense id: en-soroche-es-noun-hkT2XsX7 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. (Chile, Peru, mineralogy) galena Tags: Chile, Peru, masculine Categories (topical): Minerals Synonyms: galena
    Sense id: en-soroche-es-noun-4RKdfzWR Categories (other): Chilean Spanish, Peruvian Spanish Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: asorocharse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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