ciénaga

or cie·ne·ga

[ syey-nuh-guh, syen-uh-, sin- ]
/ ˈsyeɪ nə gə, ˈsyɛn ə-, ˈsɪn- /

noun Southwestern U.S.

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

Origin of ciénaga

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

Words nearby ciénaga

civism, civitan, civitas, civitavecchia, civvy, ciénaga, cj, cja, cjd, ck, ck.

Definition for cienaga (2 of 2)

Ciénaga
[ sye-nah-gah ]
/ ˈsyɛ nɑˌgɑ /

noun

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

Example sentences from the Web for cienaga

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

    The History of Cuba, vol. 5 |Willis Fletcher Johnson

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

    A Truthful Woman in Southern California |Kate Sanborn

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

    Captured by the Navajos |Charles A. Curtis

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

    The Eyes of the World |Harold Bell Wright