flema
Pronunciation: /ˈflema/
“flema” is a Spanish word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In Spanish
- Mucosidad producida en el aparato respiratorio de los mamíferos.
- Actitud impasible o apática, atribuida en la antigüedad a la abundancia de flema en el cuerpo.
Etymology
From older flegma, borrowed from Late Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame, inflammation, phlegm”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “to set on fire, to burn”).
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