noun, feminine/kemaˈθon/plural: quemazones
quemazón is feminine in Spanish.
great heat; burning; itch; jab; cutting remark
Inherited from Latin cremātiōnem, affected by the same change as Spanish quemar (q.v.) < Latin cremāre. Compare Portuguese queimação. By surface analysis, quemar + -zón. Doublet of cremación, a borrowing from Latin.