ordalía

See also: ordalia and ordália

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ordālium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾdaˈlia/ [oɾ.ð̞aˈli.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: or‧da‧lí‧a

Noun

ordalía f (plural ordalías)

1. ordeal, trial

   Synonym: calvario

Further reading

• “ordalía”, 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