Spanish Conversation · Level 90
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Spanish word
panal
Pronunciation
IPA/paˈnal/
Meaning
- masculine nounhoneycomb
Example
Encontramos un panal en el jardín.
We found a honeycomb in the garden.
More examples
Los niños tocaron el panal con cuidado.
The children touched the honeycomb carefully.
Core concept
Thin plate of densely packed hexagonal wax cells.
Common phrases
panal de abejas
bees' honeycomb
trozo de panal
piece of honeycomb
panal de miel
honey-filled honeycomb
Similar words
miel: Sweet viscous food produced by bees from flower nectar and stored for eating.
Definition in Spanish
Placa formada por numerosas celdillas de cera, generalmente hexagonales, que las abejas usan para guardar miel, polen y criar a las larvas.
Word origin
The word comes from medieval Romance panale, which originally designated the comb-like wax plate built by bees.
Usage tips
- Panal is used for the comb plate inside a hive (plural panales), while colmena refers to the whole hive.
Other meanings
- combnoun