pesadilla

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Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pesaˈdiʝa/ [pe.saˈð̞i.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /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]

 

  • Syllabification: pe‧sa‧di‧lla

Noun

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pesadilla f (plural pesadillas)

  1. nightmare
  2. (figuratively) bane
    la pesadilla de mi existencia/vida ― the bane of my existence/life
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Further reading

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