ordalía

See also: ordalia, and ordália

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ordālium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾdaˈlia/ [oɾ.ð̞aˈli.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: or‧da‧lí‧a

Noun

ordalía f (plural ordalías)

1. ordeal, trial

   Synonym: calvario

Further reading

• “ordalía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28