temblor

English

Etymology

From Latin American Spanish temblor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛmˈblɔː/

Noun

temblor (plural temblors or temblores)

1. (chiefly US) An earthquake.
   • 2006, Louise Chipley Slavicek, The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Of 1906, page 107

     Ever since the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, scientists have been warning that it is just a matter of time before another major temblor strikes the Bay Area.

Translations

earthquake — see earthquake

See also

• tremor

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Spanish

Etymology

From temblar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /temˈbloɾ/ [t̪ẽmˈbloɾ]

Noun

temblor m (plural temblores)

1. tremor (i.e. involuntary vibration from illness or fear)
2. tremble, trembling, shaking, quivering
3. tremor, earthquake, quake, temblor (usually a light one)

   Synonyms: seísmo, sismo, temblor de tierra, terremoto

Derived terms

• temblor secundario (“aftershock”)