excavadora
/eɡskabaˈdoɾa/feminine
The English word excavator is translated into Spanish as excavadora.
The word excavadora refers to a vehicle.
Meaning: vehicle (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of excavadora is excavadoras.
How do you pronounce it?
/eɡskabaˈdoɾa/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking job sites, the machine is colloquially called a garra if it is equipped with a large claw attachment rather than a bucket.
- In some Caribbean Spanish dialects, people may refer to an excavadora as a pala mecánica, literally translating to 'mechanical shovel'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, an excavadora is often colloquially called a retroexcavadora, even if the machine lacks a front loader bucket.
Examples in context
- Las excavadoras se utilizan comúnmente en proyectos de infraestructura.Excavators are commonly used in infrastructure projects.
- La excavadora está cavando un hoyo.The excavator is digging a hole.
- La excavadora es muy grande.The excavator is very large.
- Necesitamos una excavadora para la obra.We need an excavator for the construction site.
- El operador maneja la excavadora.The operator drives the excavator.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are looking at a construction site.
- MaríaMira esa excavadora amarilla.Look at that yellow excavator.
- DanielSí, está moviendo mucha tierra.Yes, it is moving a lot of dirt.
- María¿Quién conduce la excavadora?Who is driving the excavator?
- DanielNo lo sé, Daniel no sabe.I don't know, Daniel doesn't know.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “excavator” translations and entries excavadora, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
