Spanish word

leño

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈleɲo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounlog

Example

Cargó dos leños en la camioneta.

He loaded two logs onto the truck.

Illustration for leño (log)

More examples

Encendimos la estufa con una pila de leños.

We lit the stove with a stack of logs.

Core concept

Single substantial piece of trunk suitable as a fuel log or timber.

Common phrases

  • pila de leños

    stack of logs

  • cargar leños

    carry logs

  • apilar leños

    pile up logs

Similar words

leña: Loose or stacked firewood intended for burning, often split and seasoned.
tronco: Whole trunk segment from a felled tree, large and rounded in cross-section.
madera: Wood that has been processed into lumber for building or crafting.
rama: Lateral shoot of a tree that grows from the trunk, usually bearing smaller twigs.

Definition in Spanish

Madero o trozo de tronco de tamaño considerable que se emplea como combustible o como pieza de trabajo en contextos rurales.

Word origin

From Latin lignum 'wood', leño evolves through regular sound changes in Spanish and denotes a sizable block of trunk used in rural settings as fuel or as a piece of work.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech people request leña for firewood in general, and using leño sounds natural only when pointing to a specific log.

Opposites

  • astillasplinternoun
  • ramitasmall branchnoun

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