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“allergy” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/aˈleɾxja/

Example

Tengo alergia al polen.

I have an allergy to pollen.

Illustration for alergia (allergy)

How to say “allergy” in Spanish

“Allergy” in Spanish is alergia.

Hypersensitive immune response producing itching, sneezing, or skin eruptions.

Full entry for alergia: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with alergia

¿Tienes alergia a la penicilina?

Do you have an allergy to penicillin?

Tips for using alergia

  • Triggers are expressed with tener or ser plus a, the adjective must agree in gender and shows the acute accent in alérgico/alérgica, and intolerancia is not the same as alergia.

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