Feminine
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niebla

Meaning

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

Frequency

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

In summary

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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