trémbora
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin tremula (“quivering”). Doublet of tremo and trémulo. Compare Spanish tiemblo (“tremor”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittrémbora f (plural trémboras)
- quaking bog (place with a wet spongy ground, sometimes too soft for walking)
- Synonyms: tremedal, tremedeira, tremedoiro, tremesiña
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trembora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trémbora”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN