Spanish Conversation · Level 8
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Spanish word
pino
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈpino/
Meaning
- masculine nounpine tree
Example
Mi abuelo plantó un pino en el patio.
My grandfather planted a pine tree in the yard.
More examples
Caminamos por un bosque de pinos al atardecer.
We walked through a pine forest at dusk.
Core concept
Conical evergreen whose needles grow in small bundles along the branches.
Common phrases
bosque de pinos
pine forest
madera de pino
pine wood
ramas de pino
pine branches
Similar words
árbol: Perennial woody plant forming a trunk and a crown of branches.
abeto: Tall evergreen conifer with needle-like leaves attached singly and upright cones.
Definition in Spanish
Árbol con hojas finas en forma de agujas agrupadas y copa cónica, cultivado tanto como árbol ornamental como por su madera.
Word origin
Derived from Latin pinus and preserved in Spanish as pino, cognate with other Romance forms and English pine.
Usage tips
- Informally pino can also mean a handstand in some Spanish varieties, so context decides whether it refers to the tree or a gymnastic move.
Other meanings
- handstandnoun
- pine woodnoun
Related words
- pinarpine grovenoun