WHAT IS SPANISH WORD FOR MUGGY

[patricia]

Does anyone know the correct translation for the word "muggy" ie referring to the weather ie humid. I thought it was just humido but someone said there is another term. Cant find it in the dictionary

[Campo Kenny]

Bochorno.................according to this.http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/muggy

Regards,
Kenny

Strange...I can't do the normal direct to the site Anyway we've used this for a while now as there is the facilty to actually hear what the word sounds like.

[julian]

pegajoso

[patricia]

Those are two interesting replies - thanks!

[masterob]

bochornoso or caluroso y humedo!

[wagon ropes]

How fascinating. Do you think that bochorno, literally translated would be 'mouth of the oven'? How appropriate!

[Jool]

Bochorno is the one in use around here and it definitely is more bochorno this year.....whew....

[dido72]

Has it gone muggier (!) in the last week? I can't seem to summon up the energy to do anything

[Miro]

Muy pesado.

[silver]

Plasta ...is also used when heavy muggy.

[mijasmagic]

Bochorno gets the vote from our Spanish electrician here too, although his first reaction was "niebla", this meaning "low cloud".
Apparently, bochorno is not derived from "mouth of the oven". It is also used when someone is caught doing something stupid, as in "Que bochorno!"

[patricia]

Those are all very interesting replies. I shall remember bochorno and I can now say Que bochorno to someone who does something silly!

[pigs-might-fly]

Eastern European!

[JAKE M]

Tomorrow will be Muggy, followed by Tueggy,Weggy Thurggy,****....

[flan_taster]

As an aside, I have used the 'plug in' for WORD REFERENCE on my Firefox Browser for several months and it does give the following translation for bochorno ; sultry or muggy weather (tiempo muy caluroso) and stifling heat (calor sofocante)
or
(fig) shame, embarrassment

such as Qué bochorno ! - How embarrassing !

The Word Reference 'plug in' is easy to use on your Browser and also leads to Forums where you can ask similar questions about usage of words or phrases.

[gerryh]

What is the Word Reference 'plug in' actually called?
Did a search for Word Reference in add ons but couldn't find it.
Cheers
Gerry

[julian]

It´s been a long time since I lived in the UK , but if I remember rightly "muggy" meant sticky,humid weather rather than very hot or stifling , if so then I think the word that is closest to muggy, as in "sticky, humid" weather is "pegajoso"

[flan_taster]

Sorry should have explained. Go to http://ww.wordreference.com/ and at the foot of the page you will see: TOOLS. Just open plug-ins link and I found my way to http://mycroft.mozdev.org/search-engine ... erlock=yes

[julian]

personally I don´t think that "tiempo muy caluroso" is a correct translation of "muggy weather"

[katy]

No, I agree Julian, it just doesn't sound correct. Yours (pegajoso) fits and maybe caluroso on its own. Sure there are many regional versions though just like in the UK.