Polyglot Dictionary

pesadilla

/pesaˈðiʝa/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las pesadillas

Meaning

  1. nightmare

    • Tuve una pesadilla horrible.

      I had a horrible nightmare.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

cauchemar

cauchemar is the French word for the same thing — both mean "nightmare."

Portuguese

pesadelo

pesadelo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nightmare."

Practice

1 What does pesadilla mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tuve una ___ horrible.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pesadilla?

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