meteorismo
/meteoɾismo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "gas bloating" can be translated into Spanish as meteorismo.
The term refers to the medical condition of having excess gas in the digestive tract that causes the abdomen to swell.
Which one should you use?
While meteorismo is a clinical term used by doctors, patients describing the symptom are more likely to use hinchazón or gases.
How do you pronounce it?
/meteoɾismo/
Did you know?
- The term meteorismo shares a root with the English word 'meteor'. Both come from the Greek meteōros, meaning 'raised high in the air'.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the sensation of 'gas bloating' is attributed to aire, a spiritual or environmental force that enters the body, rather than just a biological digestive process.
- While meteorismo is clinical, some regions use the colloquial term empacho to describe a feeling of bloating and indigestion caused by food that has not been digested properly.
Examples in context
- Doctor, tengo problemas con la flatulencia, me siento hinchado/a constantemente.Doctor, I have problems with flatulence, I feel bloated constantly.
- Después de esa comida pesada, tengo una terrible hinchazón de estómago.After that heavy meal, I have terrible stomach bloating.
- Ayer comí tantos frijoles que ahora tengo muchos gases y me siento incómodo/a.Yesterday I ate so many beans that now I have a lot of gas, and I feel uncomfortable.
- Sufro de meteorismo después de comer legumbres.I suffer from gas bloating after eating legumes.
- El meteorismo puede ser muy molesto.Gas bloating can be very annoying.
- El médico me recetó algo para el meteorismo.The doctor prescribed me something for gas bloating.
Example conversation
Sofía is talking to Javier about her health symptoms.
- SofíaJavier, creo que tengo meteorismo.Javier, I think I have gas bloating.
- JavierLo siento, Sofía. ¿Te duele el estómago?I'm sorry, Sofía. Does your stomach hurt?
- SofíaSí, me siento muy hinchada.Yes, I feel very bloated.
- JavierDeberías tomar un té de manzanilla.You should drink some chamomile tea.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
