cenagoso

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *caenicōsus, from Vulgar Latin *caenica, from Latin caenum (“slime, filth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θenaˈɡoso/ [θe.naˈɣ̞o.so] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /senaˈɡoso/ [se.naˈɣ̞o.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ce‧na‧go‧so

Adjective

cenagoso (feminine cenagosa, masculine plural cenagosos, feminine plural cenagosas)

1. marshy

Related terms

• ciénaga, ciénega
• cieno

Further reading

• “cenagoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025