How do you feel about the word "temblor"?

[lightbulb]

This word appears as a surrogate for "earthquake" in just about every news story regarding earthquakes. Doesn't it read like a child's attempt the word "trembler" or something? Always bugged me for some reason.

[Droopy]

1. I think that's the first time I've ever heard of the word.

It reminds me of tumbler.

[shamrock]

2. It means "earthquake " in Spanish

[lightbulb]

4. Ah-ha! But according to Babelfish

temblor in Spanish translates to tremor in English, while earthquake in English translates to terremoto in Spanish. But I suppose hairs are being split at this point. Thanks shamrock.

[calico1]

8. You are correct.

"Temblor" means tremor, "terremoto" means earthquake.

[SoCalDem]

3. ."Is there an "R", Pat"??...Bzzzzzzzt

:)

It needs an R.:)

It's grating to hear that word.. Like "Driving Rainstom"..

[Tummler]

5. It sounds like a giant monster from a '50s B-movie or comic book

I AM TEMBLOR, OF THE PLANET X-13!!! RAAARRGH!!!

For example: http://monsterblog.oneroom.org/meet_the_monsters/

[Kolesar]

6. it sounds folksy-dumb to me, not folksy-charming

John Edwards is folksy-charming.

[Tummler]

7. So you're saying "temblor" is the G. W. Bush of earthquake terminology?

:)

[Kolesar]

9. I don't think of bush as dumb. I think of him as ignorant and dastardly

eom

[pagerbear]

10. God I love Gurunet

tem·blor (tĕm'blər, -blôr')
n.
See earthquake.