Spanish word

rosaleda

Pronunciation

IPA/rosaˈleða/

Meaning

  • feminine nounrose garden

Example

Vamos a visitar la rosaleda mañana.

We are going to visit the rose garden tomorrow.

Illustration for rosaleda (rose garden)

More examples

La rosaleda recibe visitas de turistas todos los fines de semana.

The rose garden is visited by tourists every weekend.

Core concept

A large bed or section devoted to many rose bushes for enjoying the flowers.

Common phrases

  • admirar la rosaleda

    admire the rose garden

  • entrar en la rosaleda

    enter the rose garden

  • recorrer la rosaleda

    walk through the rose garden

Similar words

rosedal: Large tract where roses grow extensively across a broad area of land.
rosal: Single rose bush or shrub that bears roses.
macizo de flores: Densely planted flower bed with closely spaced blooms forming a decorative ground planting.

Definition in Spanish

Espacio donde crecen numerosos rosales agrupados y que se visita para disfrutar de las flores.

Word origin

The word is formed from rosal 'rosebush' and the collective suffix -eda, which marks a place containing many of a kind, so rosaleda denotes an area of many roses.

Usage tips

  • Speakers use rosal for a single bush and rosaleda for a sizable planted display, and rosaleda commonly appears with verbs of visiting rather than buying.

Other meanings

  • rose bednoun
  • rose fieldnoun

Related words

  • rosalrosebushnoun
  • rosáceorose-coloredadjective

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