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vahído

dizzy spell

noun bah-EE-doh Rare

Also means

fainting fit

Usage Note

Vahído (also spelled vaguido in some varieties) refers specifically to a brief episode of dizziness or near-fainting, distinct from a full desmayo (faint). It is a medical/formal register word; in everyday speech mareo is more common. The accent on the i is obligatory to break the diphthong: va-hí-do, three syllables.

Examples

"Le dio un vahído al levantarse demasiado rápido."

Natural Translation

She had a dizzy spell from getting up too quickly.

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