pesadilla

Spanish

Etymology

From pesado (“heavy”) +‎ -illa. Compare Portuguese pesadelo m.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pesaˈdiʝa/ [pe.saˈð̞i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /pesaˈdiʎa/ [pe.saˈð̞i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pesaˈdiʃa/ [pe.saˈð̞i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pesaˈdiʒa/ [pe.saˈð̞i.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: pe‧sa‧di‧lla

Noun

pesadilla f (plural pesadillas)

nightmare
(figuratively) bane
la pesadilla de mi existencia/vida ― the bane of my existence/life

Related terms

Further reading

“pesadilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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