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• ciénaga
  ciénaga

  noun

  a swamp or marsh, especially one formed and fed by springs.
• Ciénaga
  Ciénaga

  noun

  a city in N Colombia, on the SE coast of the Caribbean Sea.

ciénaga

¹ American  

[syey-nuh-guh, syen-uh-, sin-] / ˈsjeɪ nə gə, ˈsjɛn ə-, ˈsɪn- /

Or cienega

noun

Southwestern U.S.

1. a swamp or marsh, especially one formed and fed by springs.

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Ciénaga ² American  

[sye-nah-gah] / ˈsjɛ nɑˌgɑ /

noun

1. a city in N Colombia, on the SE coast of the Caribbean Sea.

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Etymology

Origin of ciénaga

1840–50, < Spanish, derivative of cieno mud, slime < Latin caenum filth