[goodcanadian]

I don't use the word, but I immediately understood it without registering anything strange about it. It didn't seem out of place until I saw this comment thread where I realized it is not actually a word I've ever used. I guess it must be fairly commonly used by (American?) journalists.

[bostonpete]

I didn't notice it as odd either but I think that's b/c I misread it as trembler...

[pegasus]

It's not. Do you speak spanish? Apparently in spanish the word is common.

[goodcanadian]

No, no hablo español.