césped
Spanish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom older céspede, from Latin caespes, caespite.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθesped/ [ˈθes.peð̞]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsesped/ [ˈses.peð̞]
- Rhymes: -esped
- Syllabification: cés‧ped
Noun
editcésped m (plural céspedes)
Usage notes
edit- Césped does not refer to wild grass but rather grass that is finely and neatly maintained and trimmed. For grass that is relatively tall and uncultivated, hierba would be more appropriate.
Derived terms
edit- campo de césped (“grass pitch, turf pitch, turf field”)
- cortacésped
- cortador de césped
- cortadora de césped (“lawnmower”) (Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, South America)
- cortar el césped (“to mow the lawn”)
- hockey sobre césped
Further reading
edit- “césped”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014