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)

  1. 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)

  1. quag, quagmire
    Synonyms: pantano, ciénaga

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.