cauchemar

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

cauchemar

from the Old French cauquemare, composed of cauque (related to the Old French cauche, from the verb chauchier, 'to press, trample') and mar, borrowed from the Middle Dutch mare ('nocturnal phantom').

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Plural

cauchemars

Hyperonym

Translations

  • germangerman:Nachtmahr
  • englishenglish:nightmare
  • arabicarabic:كابوس
  • chinesechinese:恶梦
  • koreankorean:악몽
  • spanishspanish:pesadilla
  • finnishfinnish:painajainen
  • greekgreek:εφιάλτης
  • hebrewhebrew:סיוט
  • hindihindi:दुःस्वप्न
  • italianitalian:incubo
  • japanesejapanese:悪夢
  • dutchdutch:nachtmerrie
  • polishpolish:koszmar
  • portugueseportuguese:pesadelo
  • russianrussian:кошмар
  • swedishswedish:mardröm

See also

cauchemarder (v.) cauchemardesque (adj.) cochemare (cn.) cauchemardeux (adj.)