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What does “resaca” mean in Spanish?

A man lists his week and ends with “Los domingos estoy de resaca” — Sundays he is hungover, his body still paying for a big Saturday night. “Resaca” is the normal Spanish word for that heavy, tired, headachy feeling after drinking. He says “estoy de resaca” rather than naming an illness: he is describing how he feels right now, a passing state, not something permanent about him.

In the clip: “Los domingos estoy de resaca.” (On Sundays I’m hungover.) “Resaca” is the everyday word for a hangover, that tired, headachy morning after drinking too much. It also has another meaning: the “resaca” is the pull of the sea dragging back after a wave hits the beach — so a hangover is like the night before pulling at you. More examples: “Tengo una resaca horrible” (I have a terrible hangover). “Ayer bebí mucho y hoy tengo resaca” (I drank a lot yesterday and today I’m hungover). You hear “resaca” widely across Spain and Latin America. Say “estar de resaca” or “tener resaca” for the feeling.