pesadilla

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /pesaˈdiʝa/ [pe.saˈð̞i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /pesaˈdiʎa/ [pe.saˈð̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /pesaˈdiʃa/ [pe.saˈð̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /pesaˈdiʒa/ [pe.saˈð̞i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: pe‧sa‧di‧lla

Noun

pesadilla f (plural pesadillas)

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

Further reading

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