noun, feminine/pesaˈdiʝa/plural: pesadillas
pesadilla is feminine in Spanish.
nightmare; bane
“la pesadilla de mi existencia/vida” — the bane of my existence/life
Etymology tree Spanish pesado Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish pesadilla From pesado (“heavy”) + -illa. Compare Portuguese pesadelo m.