tembladeral

Spanish

Etymology

From tembladera +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tembladeˈɾal/ [t̪ẽm.bla.ð̞eˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: tem‧bla‧de‧ral

Noun

tembladeral m (plural tembladerales)

1. quagmire (troubling situation)
   • 2016 March, “Brasil vs. Uruguay - Eliminatorias Rusia 2018”, in El Pais (Uruguay)‎^[1]:

     La defensa celeste fue un tembladeral.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “tembladeral”, 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