Spanish word

vertedero

Pronunciation

IPA/beɾteˈðeɾo/

Meaning

  • masculine noungarbage dump

Example

En el pueblo abrieron un vertedero para la basura doméstica.

In the town they opened a garbage dump for household waste.

Illustration for vertedero (garbage dump)

More examples

El ayuntamiento clausuró el vertedero municipal por las malas condiciones.

The town council shut down the municipal garbage dump because of the poor conditions.

Core concept

Landfill or disposal site where household and commercial waste is stored and managed.

Common phrases

  • vertedero municipal

    municipal garbage dump

  • vertedero de residuos

    waste landfill

Similar words

basurero: Home trash bin or small local dump for everyday household refuse.
contenedor: Street or building container for storing trash until pickup.
punto de reciclaje: Collection point for separated recyclable materials destined for recycling.

Definition in Spanish

Instalación o sitio donde se depositan residuos para su recogida, tratamiento parcial o eliminación definitiva.

Word origin

Derived from verter (Latin vertere 'to pour') plus the suffix -dero, originally 'place for pouring' and now applied to places where waste is deposited.

Usage tips

  • Vertedero usually denotes an official disposal site; informal or illegal dumps are often called vertedero ilegal or basurero in casual speech.

Other meanings

  • landfillnoun
  • disposal sitenoun

Opposites

  • reciclajerecyclingnoun
  • centro de reciclajerecycling centernoun

Related words

  • vertidospillnoun
  • vertimientodumpingnoun

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