zozobra
Meaning
zozobrar
- (intransitive) to capsize, flounder, sink
- (intransitive) to fail
- (intransitive) to worry, or fret; to be anxious
Synonyms
Translations
Hyphenated as
zo‧zo‧bra
Pronounced as (IPA)
/θoˈθobɾa/
Etymology
In summary
Deverbal from zozobrar, or borrowed from Old Catalan sotsobre, from sots + sobre; cf. modern Catalan sotsobrar (“to capsize”).
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