cubos
/kubos/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for "buckets" is cubos.
cubos refers to open containers with handles used for carrying liquids or other materials.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of this noun is cubo.
How do you pronounce it?
/kubos/
Did you know?
- The term cubo is used in the phrase cubo de hielo for an ice cube, meaning the word describes both the container and the frozen water inside it.
- The word cubo is also the word used for a 'cube' in geometry, meaning a 'bucket' and a 'three-dimensional geometric shape' are identical in Spanish.
- The word cubo is used in Spanish to describe a 'bucket' of ice used to chill wine or champagne during a meal.
Examples in context
- Yanni esteriliza sus cubos de ordeñar.Yanni sterilizes his milking buckets.This sentence shows how to use cubos in the context of milking.Tatoeba #10044392 by manufrutos, translation #9701316 by Amastan
- Hay que llenar de agua todos los cubos posibles, porque van a cortar el agua.We need to fill as many buckets with water as we can, because the water is being cut off.This sentence demonstrates filling cubos with water.Tatoeba #10149513 by saverius, translation #10149518 by DJ_Saidez
- Por favor, tráeme una de las cubetas del almacén.Please bring me one of the buckets from the warehouse.
- ¿Puedes traerme uno de los cubos para limpiar el suelo?Can you bring me one of the buckets to clean the floor?
- Necesitamos dos cubos para limpiar la terraza.We need two buckets to clean the terrace.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are preparing to clean the patio.
- Javier¿Dónde están los cubos de plástico?Where are the plastic buckets?
- SofíaEstán en el garaje, Javier.They are in the garage, Javier.
- JavierGracias, iré a buscarlos ahora.Thanks, I will go look for them now.
- SofíaTrae también una escoba, por favor.Bring a broom too, please.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
