ciénaga

See also: cienaga

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ciénega

Etymology

Alteration of earlier ciénega, from Vulgar Latin *caenica, from Latin caenum (“silt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθjenaɡa/ [ˈθje.na.ɣ̞a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsjenaɡa/ [ˈsje.na.ɣ̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -enaɡa
• Syllabification: cié‧na‧ga

Noun

ciénaga f (plural ciénagas)

1. marsh, swamp

   Synonyms: pantano, fangal

Related terms

• cenagal
• cenagoso
• cieno
• ruibarbo de ciénaga

See also

• marisma f

Further reading

• “ciénaga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025