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**Andoror** · 08-22-2012, 06:02 PM

Sorry but you missed the point...the definitions are NOT from the Dominican dictionary, but from the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language in Madrid...and they do not even mention it is a regionalism (which they do when appropriate)...the definitions starting with "Med" are MEDICAL definitions...so, obviously, Dominicans did NOT invent the word or notion of "pasmar(se)".

In all likelihood the notion came from the same place from where the word came: Spain.

In fact, considering that Southern Spain (and even Madrid) can get EXTREMELY HOT in summer time (over 40C/100F easily) it would not be surprising they developed a concern about the effect of sudden change of temperature, especially from hot to cold....

Dominicaus

No offense buddy but read my post again. I never stated I read pasmarse in any dictionary, it was what I had heard. Given that the pronunciation in the campo isn't the best I just assumed pasmarse was espasmarse pronounced incorrectly. ciao.

08-22-2012, 06:02 PM	#7
Andoror Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 647 Senior Member	Sorry but you missed the point...the definitions are NOT from the Dominican dictionary, but from the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language in Madrid...and they do not even mention it is a regionalism (which they do when appropriate)...the definitions starting with "Med" are MEDICAL definitions...so, obviously, Dominicans did NOT invent the word or notion of "pasmar(se)". In all likelihood the notion came from the same place from where the word came: Spain. In fact, considering that Southern Spain (and even Madrid) can get EXTREMELY HOT in summer time (over 40C/100F easily) it would not be surprising they developed a concern about the effect of sudden change of temperature, especially from hot to cold.... Dominicaus No offense buddy but read my post again. I never stated I read pasmarse in any dictionary, it was what I had heard. Given that the pronunciation in the campo isn't the best I just assumed pasmarse was espasmarse pronounced incorrectly. ciao.
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