neblina

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese neblina and Spanish neblina.

Noun

neblina

1. fog

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈblĩ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈblĩ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈbli.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈbli.nɐ/ [nɨˈβli.nɐ]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: ne‧bli‧na

Etymology 1

neblina

Borrowed from Spanish neblina (“fog”).

Alternative forms

• nebrina

Noun

neblina f (plural neblinas)

1. fog, mist (water or other liquid finely suspended in air)

   Synonyms: bruma, névoa, nevoeiro, cerração, (South and Southeast Brazil) garoa

Derived terms

• neblinar

Related terms

• nébula
• nebuloso
• névoa
• nevoeiro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

neblina

1. third-person singular present indicative of neblinar

Further reading

• “neblina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “neblina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• nieblina (regional)

Etymology

Diminutive of niebla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈblina/ [neˈβ̞li.na]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: ne‧bli‧na

Noun

neblina f (plural neblinas)

1. fog, mist (water or other liquid finely suspended in air)

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: neblina
• → Portuguese: neblina

Further reading

• “neblina”, 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