Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Nearby Words

ciénaga

 - 2 dictionary results

cié⋅na⋅ga

  [syey-nuh-guh, syen-uh-, sin-]
Use ciénaga in a Sentence
–noun Southwestern U.S.
a swamp or marsh, esp. one formed and fed by springs.
Also, cie⋅ne⋅ga.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; < Sp, deriv. of cieno mud, slime < L caenum filth

Cié⋅na⋅ga

  [sye-nah-gah]
–noun
a city in N Colombia, on the SE coast of the Caribbean Sea. 69,100.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To ciénaga
Search another word or see ciénaga on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: