Definitions
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- noun A
Hispanic folk illness ascribed toblockage of thestomach .
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Examples
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Different illnesses that cause stomach pain or discomfort and are sometimes called empacho are:
Chapter 9 1993
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In medical terms empacho (impaction) means that the gut is stopped up or obstructed.
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He marcado libros sin ningún tipo de empacho con bolígrafos negros y azules.
veruscio Diary Entry veruscio 2008
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But in Mexican villages any illness causing stomach-ache or diarrhea may be called empacho.
Chapter 9 1993
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To treat empacho, try to identify and treat the sickness that causes it.
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Tornate maa hora & nella que tam pouco empacho t̃es!
Four Plays of Gil Vicente Gil Vicente 1501
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