empujón

/empuˈxon/ · B2 · noun · m

shove

🤛💥 empujón = em- (in) + pujar (to push hard) + -ón (big) = a big push

Spanish -ón marks a big, sudden version of something. Empujar means to push, so empujón is one hard shove. Say it as em-POO-hone: the POO sound echoes a push going 'pooh!' and the -ón ending marks it as a big one.

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