quag

• Sustantivo que designa un terreno blando, húmedo y pantanoso que se hunde bajo los pies, usado a menudo en sentido metafórico para referirse a una situación difícil o peligrosa de la que es difícil salir.

A noun referring to a soft, wet, low-lying area of land that sinks underfoot, often used metaphorically to describe a difficult or precarious situation.

1. C2formalbritish

   A soft, wet, low-lying area of land that sinks underfoot, similar to a bog or marsh.

   Ciénaga

   • The hikers got stuck in a quag after the heavy rain.
   • The path was blocked by a treacherous quag.
   • Ancient remains were preserved in the quag for centuries.

   Sinónimosbogfenmarshmiremorassquagmiresloughswamp