cauchemar
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
cauchemarfrom 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
german:Nachtmahr
english:nightmare
arabic:كابوس
chinese:恶梦
korean:악몽
spanish:pesadilla
finnish:painajainen
greek:εφιάλτης
hebrew:סיוט
hindi:दुःस्वप्न
italian:incubo
japanese:悪夢
dutch:nachtmerrie
polish:koszmar
portuguese:pesadelo
russian:кошмар
swedish:mardröm