Spanish Conversation · Level 11
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Spanish word
pastizal
Pronunciation
IPA/pastiˈθal/
Meaning
- masculine nounpasture
Example
Los caballos pastan en el pastizal.
The horses graze in the pasture.
More examples
Caminamos por el pastizal al atardecer.
We walked through the pasture at dusk.
Core concept
Grassland where livestock graze.
Common phrases
caminar por el pastizal
walk through the pasture
al pastizal
to the pasture
Similar words
pradera: Flat open land where short grasses grow.
potrero: Small fenced enclosure where livestock graze.
pasto: Grass that animals eat as fodder.
Definition in Spanish
Extensión de terreno con abundante pasto destinada o apta para que los animales pasteen.
Word origin
It derives from Spanish pasto, from Latin pastus (the past participle of pascere 'to feed'), plus the suffix -al that marks a place or collective.
Usage tips
- Pastizal denotes the area where animals feed while pasto more often names the grass or fodder, making pastizal the usual word for the field itself.
Other meanings
- grasslandnoun
Opposites
- desiertodesertnoun