tremedal
See also: Tremedal
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tremedal; ultimately a derivation of Latin tremō (“to tremble, to quake”). See the Spanish term for more information.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾe.meˈdaw/ [tɾe.meˈdaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɨ.mɨˈdal/ [tɾɨ.mɨˈðaɫ]
Noun
tremedal m (plural tremedais)
- wetland, marsh, swamp
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish tremendal, from Latin tremendus (“to be trembled at”) + -ālis, from tremō (“to tremble, to quake”). Later form influenced by e.g. robledal (“oak grove”), from Latin rōborētum (“oak grove”) + -ālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾemeˈdal/ [t̪ɾe.meˈð̞al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: tre‧me‧dal
Noun
tremedal m (plural tremedales)
- quag, quagmire
- Synonyms: pantano, ciénaga
Further reading
- “tremedal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014