Spanish word

árbol

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈaɾβol/

Meaning

  • masculine nountree

Example

Planté un árbol junto a la ventana.

I planted a tree next to the window.

Illustration for árbol (tree)

More examples

El árbol creció y dio fruto al segundo año.

The tree grew and bore fruit in its second year.

Core concept

Tall woody plant whose trunk supports a branching canopy above its roots.

Common phrases

  • plantar un árbol

    plant a tree

  • podar el árbol

    prune the tree

  • árbol frutal

    fruit tree

Similar words

planta: Cultivated plant grown for flowers or green foliage, typically for decoration.
rama: Thin woody limb that grows from a trunk and bears leaves or fruit.
bosque: Wide area where many trees grow together, forming a continuous wooded expanse.
hoja: Thin green flat part of a plant that captures sunlight for growth.

Definition in Spanish

Organismo vegetal de gran tamaño y estructura leñosa compuesto por raíces, tronco, ramas y hojas, que forma parte de bosques y paisajes urbanos.

Word origin

Ultimately from Latin arbor 'tree', the word entered Spanish through Romance developments and became árbol.

Usage tips

  • Árbol appears in the common idiom no ver el bosque por los árboles, used like 'can't see the forest for the trees' to mean being lost in details.

Related words

  • arboledagrovenoun
  • árbolitosaplingnoun
  • arbóreoarborealadjective

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