el
masculine
/ˈθespeð/
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Translation
lawn, grass
Word origin
From Latin caespes ('turf, sod'), accusative caespitem. The Spanish form preserves the sense of cut or matted grass.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- caespes
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcéspedes
Examples
descalzos .
The children were playing barefoot on the grass.
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I have to mow the lawn this weekend.
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The stadium's grass was perfectly maintained.
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Why is the garden lawn so dry?
Regaba .
He watered the lawn every morning before leaving.
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