ciénaga

¹

or cie·ne·ga

[ syey-nuh-guh, syen-uh-, sin- ]

noun

, Southwestern U.S.

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

Ciénaga

²

[ sye-nah-gah ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ciénaga¹

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

Example Sentences

That the brook flowed from the cienaga, or marsh, where the Navajos were rendezvoused, was an easy inference.

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A moment, and a clear, girlish voice called from among the trees that bordered the cienaga, "Whoo-ee."

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To the north of the town stretched the lake, known to the residents only by the name of La Cienaga.

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Irrigation is carried on most scientifically, the water coming from a creek and the "cienaga," which I will explain later.

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The Cienaga de Zapata is the largest and most easily drainable of the swamp areas mentioned.

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