asma
/ˈasma/ · B2 · noun · f
asthma
😮💨 asma sounds like a gasp: ah-sma, the breath you can't catch
Say it slowly: ah-s-ma. The opening open-mouth 'ah' and the hissing 's' sound like a wheezy gasp for air. Spanish asma comes from Greek ásthma, meaning panting, so the English 'asthma' is the same word.