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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

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Ciénaga

If Martel’s three previous masterpieces La Ciénaga, The Holy Girl, and The Headless Woman hadn’t already done the trick, Zama would confirm her as one of the world’s essential filmmakers.

From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2019

On arriving at the half-abandoned station of Ciénaga, with its peeling paint, his mother pointed: “Look,” she said.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2018

The banana workers of Ciénaga had gone on strike against the unrelenting harshness of their working conditions.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2018

Sitting in the sun of Ciénaga, the banana farmers express not much faith in the accord.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2018