niebla

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Meaning

  1. (feminine) fog (a thick cloud that forms near the ground)
  2. (feminine) fog (a state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion)

Concepts

fog

mist

haze

cloud

smog

foggy

mists

breeze

drizzle

veil

brune

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
nie‧bla
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnjebla/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish nevla, from Latin nebula (possibly through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *nebla), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Compare Galician néboa, Portuguese névoa, and Italian nebbia.

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