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bagno — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • marsh noun A low-lying area of wet, spongy ground, usually covered in grasses and reeds rather than trees.
  • mire noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
  • MUD noun A soft, wet mixture of soil and water.
  • quagmire noun An area of soft, wet, boggy ground that traps anything that steps into it.
  • slough noun The old skin shed by a snake, or dead tissue that separates from a wound.
  • swamp noun An area of wet, spongy, low-lying land, often with trees, that supports rich but sometimes difficult-to-access wildlife.

Senses

bagno is used for these senses in English:

  • Labrador tea Any of three Rhododendron species (R. tomentosum, R. groenlandicum, or R. neoglandulosum).
  • marsh An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)
  • marsh rosemary Rhododendron tomentosum.
  • mire Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
  • mud A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
  • quagmire A swampy, soggy area of ground.
  • quagmire (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
  • slough (British) A muddy or marshy area.

mire — full definition

  1. noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
  2. noun A difficult or messy situation.
  3. verb To become stuck, as if in mud.

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