bellota
/beˈʝota/feminine
The Spanish word for acorn is bellota. Wiktionary also lists llande and lande.
Meaning: fruit of the oak tree (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| bellota | /beˈʝota/ | feminine |
| llande | /ʝande/ (from spelling rules) | feminine |
| lande | /ˈlande/ | feminine |
The word refers to the fruit of the oak tree.
Which one should you use?
The form llande is a variant, while lande is an obsolete form.
How does it change in a sentence?
bellota is a feminine noun. To say "an acorn", use the indefinite article una (as in una bellota). The plural form of bellota is bellotas.
How do you pronounce it?
/beˈʝota/
Did you know?
- The English word 'gland' and the obsolete Spanish word lande both share the same Proto-Indo-European ancestor, *gʷelh₂-.
- In Spain, the quality of 'Jamón Ibérico' is legally graded by whether the pigs were fed bellotas in the wild or other feed in a farm.
- Spanish has a specific term, montanera, for the period when pigs are released into the forests to feast on bellotas.
Examples in context
- Nemesio se cubría la cabeza con un capuchón de bellota.Nemesio covered his head with an acorn cap.This sentence shows how to use bellota in the context of an acorn cap.Tatoeba #7935146 by Seael, translation #10185155 by DJ_Saidez
- Mary y Nemesio se comunicaban a distancia usando tizones mágicos de roble. Mary escribía en su diario y Nemesio en su sombrero de capuchón de bellota.Mary and Nemesio communicated with each other over long distances using magical lumps of oak charcoal. Mary wrote in her diary, and Nemesio on his acorn cap hat.This sentence uses bellota to describe a hat made from an acorn cap.Tatoeba #10185939 by Seael, translation #10191703 by DJ_Saidez
- En el bosque, encontré un montón de bellotas caídas de los árboles.In the forest, I found a bunch of acorns fallen from the trees.
- La bellota cayó del árbol.The acorn fell from the tree.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are walking through an oak forest.
- MaríaMira, Daniel, hay una bellota aquí.Look, Daniel, there is an acorn here.
- DanielEs muy pequeña y brillante.It is very small and shiny.
- MaríaCreo que es de este roble.I think it is from this oak tree.
- DanielDeja la bellota para los animales.Leave the acorn for the animals.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “acorn” translations and entries bellota, lande, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bellota, lande, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
