/Sounds like 'bo-CHOR-no'/
In Spain and Mexico, intense second-hand embarrassment or a deeply humiliating situation you can't escape from. Also refers to the suffocating, windless summer heat that makes everything feel unbearable.
Example
"I was mortified when I called him by the wrong name!"
"In this stifling heat there's no way anyone can get anything done."
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/Sounds like 'bo-CHOR-no'/
In Spain and Mexico, intense second-hand embarrassment or a deeply humiliating situation you can't escape from. Also refers to the suffocating, windless summer heat that makes everything feel unbearable.
Example
"I was mortified when I called him by the wrong name!"
"In this stifling heat there's no way anyone can get anything done."
Word family
Regional synonyms: