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Spanish word
mata
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈmata/
Meaning
- feminine nounbush
Example
En el jardín hay varias matas pequeñas.
There are several small bushes in the garden.
More examples
Los niños se escondieron entre las matas durante el juego.
The children hid among the bushes during the game.
Core concept
Low, bushy clump of small shrubs.
Common phrases
esconderse entre matas
hide among the bushes
entre matas
among the bushes
Similar words
arbusto: Small woody shrub with stems branching from near the ground.
seto: Row of shrubs planted and trimmed to form a decorative or boundary hedge.
Definition in Spanish
Término para un arbusto pequeño o para un grupo de arbustos bajos, frecuente en jardines y parajes naturales.
Word origin
From Latin matta 'small mat' via medieval Romance, Spanish mata denotes a compact, matlike cluster of low vegetation.
Usage tips
- Commonly used with una mata de + plant name to mean a small individual shrub or herb clump, rather than a large cultivated bush.
Other meanings
- thicketnoun
- brushnoun
Opposites
- árboltreenoun