Spanish word

cañaveral

Pronunciation

IPA/kaɲaβeˈɾal/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsugarcane field

Example

Cerca de la casa hay un cañaveral.

There is a sugarcane field near the house.

Illustration for cañaveral (sugarcane field)

More examples

Por la tarde, los niños juegan cerca del cañaveral.

In the afternoon, the children play near the sugarcane field.

Core concept

A dense stand of tall cane stalks.

Common phrases

  • cerca del cañaveral

    near the sugarcane field

  • al lado del cañaveral

    next to the sugarcane field

  • en el cañaveral

    in the sugarcane field

Similar words

caña: Single hollow stalk of the sugarcane plant, the fibrous reed-like stem.
plantación: Land used for large-scale cultivation of crops, managed for commercial production.

Definition in Spanish

Área cubierta por cañas que forman matorrales densos, usada tanto para juncos silvestres como para cultivos de caña de azúcar.

Word origin

From Spanish caña 'cane' plus the place-forming suffix -eral, ultimately from Latin canna 'reed'.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech un cañaveral often evokes a wild reedbed or riverside thicket, while a commercial sugarcane farm is usually called una plantación or un campo.

Other meanings

  • reed bednoun

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