cultivos
/kultibos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "crops" is translated into Spanish as cultivos.
cultivos is the most common and versatile term for crops in Spanish.
What does it mean word for word?
The term comes from the verb cultivar, meaning to cultivate or grow. The word cultivo can mean both a crop and the act of cultivation.
Which one should you use?
While cultivos refers to the crops themselves (the plants being grown), cosecha refers specifically to the harvest (the act of gathering or the yield collected).
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is cultivo.
How do you pronounce it?
/kultibos/
Did you know?
- In some technical contexts, explotación agrícola is used to describe the management of crops, which sounds more like 'exploitation' in English but is a standard neutral term for a farm business.
- A person who is well-educated or refined is described as cultivado, sharing the same root as cultivos.
- In Spanish, the word cultivo also refers to a laboratory culture, such as bacteria grown in a petri dish.
Examples in context
- El granizo dañó los cultivos.The hail harmed the crops.This sentence is useful for describing how weather affects cultivos.Tatoeba #6092770 by albrusgher, translation #34633 by CK
- Los cultivos necesitan lluvia.The crops need rain.This sentence is useful for describing the needs of cultivos.Tatoeba #4508579 by cueyayotl, translation #714315 by CM
- La tierra da cultivos abundantes.The land yields abundant crops.This sentence is useful for describing the yield of cultivos from the land.Tatoeba #11427718 by Eremon, translation #10666291 by AlanF_US
- Las cosechas de maíz están siendo excelentes este año.The corn crops are excellent this year.
- Los productos agrícolas representan una parte importante de nuestra economía.Agricultural products represent an important part of our economy.
- Los cultivos locales aportan a la seguridad alimentaria de la región.Local crops contribute to the region's food security.
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Example conversation
A farmer and his wife are discussing the season in the field.
- MaríaDaniel, ¿cómo van los cultivos este año?Daniel, how are the crops doing this year?
- DanielMaría, los cultivos se ven muy saludables.María, the crops look very healthy.
- MaríaEspero que no haya una sequía.I hope there isn't a drought.
- DanielNo te preocupes, el clima es bueno.Don't worry, the weather is good.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
