Spanish Conversation · Level 55
75 words
Spanish word
zoológico
Pronunciation
IPA/θooˈloxiko/
Meaning
- masculine nounzoo
Example
¿Quieres ir al zoológico este fin de semana?
Do you want to go to the zoo this weekend?
More examples
El zoológico abre a las nueve de la mañana.
The zoo opens at nine in the morning.
Core concept
Park of animal enclosures for public exhibition and scientific study.
Common phrases
horario del zoológico
zoo hours
entradas para el zoológico
zoo tickets
visita guiada al zoológico
guided tour of the zoo
Similar words
zoo: Short, informal label for a facility that houses and shows captive animals to the public.
parque zoológico: Park-style zoological garden emphasizing spacious grounds and broad species collections.
acuario: Aquatic exhibit facility that displays marine and freshwater animals in tanks and pools.
Definition in Spanish
Edificio o conjunto de recintos donde se crían, exhiben y estudian animales con fines científicos, educativos o recreativos.
Word origin
The word comes from Greek zoon 'animal' and logos 'study', through Spanish zoología, with the suffix -ico used to form a place associated with that field.
Usage tips
- The word carries an acute accent: zoológico with stress on the third-to-last syllable, and writing zoologico without the accent is a common spelling mistake.
Other meanings
- zoologicaladjective
Opposites
- hábitat naturalnatural habitatnoun
Related words
- zoologíazoologynoun
- zoólogozoologistnoun