Spanish word

indigesto

Pronunciation

IPA/indiˈxesto/

Meaning

  • adjectivehard to digest

Example

Este plato es indigesto para muchas personas.

This dish is hard to digest for many people.

Illustration for indigesto (hard to digest)

More examples

Evité aquel restaurante porque su comida me pareció indigesta.

I avoided that restaurant because its food seemed difficult for me to digest.

Core concept

Something that sits heavy in the stomach, literal or figurative.

Common phrases

  • plato indigesto

    difficult to digest dish

  • alimento indigesto

    difficult to digest food

Similar words

pesado: Noticeable post-meal heaviness that leaves the stomach feeling weighed down.
grasiento: Sticky, oily residue in the mouth and throat that makes digestion uncomfortable.
empalagoso: Cloying richness or sweetness that makes further eating unpleasant or nauseating.

Definition in Spanish

Que provoca malestar estomacal; también usado para describir ideas, textos o situaciones difíciles de aceptar.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin indigestus (in- 'not' + digestus 'digested'), the original sense of failing to be digested became a metaphor for texts, ideas, or situations difficult to accept.

Usage tips

  • Calling an idea 'indigesto' signals that the speaker finds it hard to swallow emotionally or intellectually, so the word carries a stronger negative tone than a neutral critique.

Other meanings

  • causing indigestionadjective

Opposites

  • ligerolight on the stomachadjective

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