Spanish Conversation · Level 36
75 words
Spanish word
cultivo
Pronunciation
IPA/kulˈtiβo/
Meaning
- masculine nouncultivation
Example
Mi cultivo de tomates necesita agua todos los días.
My cultivation of tomatoes needs water every day.
More examples
En el balcón, mi cultivo en maceta crece rápidamente.
On the balcony, my cultivation in pots is thriving.
Core concept
Neat rows of cultivated plants ready for harvest.
Common phrases
cultivo de tomates
tomato cultivation
cultivo ecológico
organic cultivation
cultivo en maceta
cultivation in pots
Similar words
huerto: Home or small-plot garden for vegetables and fruit tended for personal use.
siembra: Initial sowing of seeds to begin a crop's growth.
cosecha: Removing and collecting mature plants or fruits at harvest time.
Definition in Spanish
Acción y resultado de cultivar plantas para obtener productos vegetales, ya sea a pequeña o a gran escala.
Word origin
From Latin cultivare, from colere 'to till, tend', originally a verb that became a noun for both the act of growing plants and the plants produced.
Usage tips
- In Spanish cultivo commonly refers either to the activity of growing plants or to the crop itself, and speakers often clarify scale with phrases like cultivo casero or cultivo comercial.
Other meanings
- cropnoun
- farmingnoun
- culturenoun
Related words
- cultivarcultivateverb
- cultivadorcultivatornoun
- cultivadocultivatedadjective