Spanish Conversation · Level 29
89 words
Spanish word
corcho
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkoɾtʃo/
Meaning
- masculine nouncork
Example
La mesa está hecha de corcho.
The table is made of cork.
More examples
Buscó un corcho para cerrar la botella.
He looked for a cork to close the bottle.
Core concept
Spongy bark from the cork oak used to seal bottles.
Common phrases
tapón de corcho
cork stopper
suelo de corcho
cork flooring
hecho de corcho
made of cork
Similar words
tapón: Plug shaped to enter and block a bottle opening and keep liquid and air inside.
tapadera: Removable top that covers the opening of cookware, containers, or boxes.
Definition in Spanish
Sustancia vegetal ligera procedente de la corteza del alcornoque; también, pieza hecha de ese material que se emplea para cerrar botellas.
Word origin
From Latin cortex 'bark' via Old Spanish corcho, originally meaning the tree's bark and later the harvested material and the stoppers made from it.
Usage tips
- Corcho refers both to the lightweight material and to a stopper, so specify tapón de corcho for a cork plug or tapón de rosca for a screw cap when closure type matters.
Other meanings
- cork stoppernoun
Related words
- descorcharuncorkverb
- descorchadouncorkedadjective