Temblor

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /tÉ›mˈblɔː/

Origin

From Latin American Spanish temblor.

Full definition of temblor

Noun

1. (chiefly US) An earthquake.
• 2006, Louise Chipley Slavicek, The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Of 1906, page 107Ever since the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, scientists have been warning that it is just a matter of time before another major temblor strikes the Bay Area.