Spanish Conversation · Level 100
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Spanish word
boscoso
Pronunciation
IPA/bosˈkoso/
Meaning
- adjectivewooded
Example
Nuestra casa está en un barrio boscoso.
Our house is in a wooded neighborhood.
More examples
El barrio boscoso tiene muchas rutas para caminar.
The wooded district has many walking trails.
Core concept
Terrain where trees form the dominant cover.
Common phrases
barrio boscoso
wooded district
parque boscoso
wooded park
camino boscoso
wooded trail
Similar words
arbolado: Place or avenue marked by planted trees standing in regular rows or groupings.
frondoso: Individual plants or areas with thick leafy growth that look rich and verdant.
Definition in Spanish
Que presenta abundancia de árboles en su terreno o entorno.
Word origin
Formed from bosque (from Late Latin boscus and ultimately from Germanic *busk-) plus the descriptive suffix -oso meaning 'full of', so 'wooded' or 'tree-covered'.
Usage tips
- Common collocations are zona boscosa and terreno boscoso, so expect the adjective after the noun and agreement in gender and number.
Other meanings
- forestedadjective
Opposites
- despejadoclearadjective
- áridodryadjective