hervidero

Spanish

Etymology

From hervir +‎ -dero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾbiˈdeɾo/ [eɾ.β̞iˈð̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: her‧vi‧de‧ro

Noun

hervidero m (plural hervideros)

1. swarm, crowd, throng
2. hot spring
3. breeding ground, hotbed

See also

• criadero
• semillero
• vivero

Further reading

• “hervidero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10