trémbora

Galician

Alternative forms

• trema

Etymology

From Latin tremula. Cognate with Spanish tiemblo (“tremor”). Doublet of trémulo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾembo̝ɾa̝/

Noun

trémbora f (plural trémboras)

1. quaking bog (place with a wet spongy ground, sometimes too soft for walking)

   Synonyms: tremedal, tremedeira, tremedoiro, tremesiña

Related terms

• trémaro
• tremedal
• tremedoiro
• tremer
• tremesía
• tremesiña
• tremido
• tremiñado

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trémbora”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN