ciénega
See also: cienega
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *caenica, from Latin caenum (“silt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjeneɡa/ [ˈθje.ne.ɣ̞a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjeneɡa/ [ˈsje.ne.ɣ̞a]
- Rhymes: -eneɡa
- Syllabification: cié‧ne‧ga
Further reading
- “ciénega”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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