trémbora
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin tremula (“quivering”). Doublet of tremo and trémulo. Compare Spanish tiemblo (“tremor”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trémbora f (plural trémboras)
- quaking bog (place with a wet spongy ground, sometimes too soft for walking)
- Synonyms: tremedal, tremedeira, tremedoiro, tremesiña
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References edit
- “trembora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “trémbora” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.