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tizón — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blight noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
  • brand noun A name, symbol, or identity that marks a product or company and distinguishes it from competitors.
  • firebrand noun A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
  • smut noun Sexually explicit or crude material, especially writing, images, or jokes.

Senses

tizón is used for these senses in English:

  • blight (pathology, dated) A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.
  • brand (archaic, or, poetic) A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.
  • ergot The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.
  • firebrand A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
  • smut Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused.

blight — full definition

  1. noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
  2. noun Something that damages or holds back growth, development, or quality of life.
  3. verb To damage or spoil the growth or development of something.

brand — full definition

  1. noun A name, symbol, or identity that marks a product or company and distinguishes it from competitors.
  2. noun A particular make or type of product.
  3. noun A mark burned into skin or hide with a hot iron, especially to show ownership of livestock.
  4. verb To mark permanently with a hot iron, or to label someone unfairly with a lasting reputation.

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