fiebre del heno
/fjebɾe del eno/from spelling rulesfeminine
The English phrase 'hay fever' is translated into Spanish as fiebre del heno.
The term refers to an allergy to pollen. While fiebre del heno is a direct way to express this, it is very common for Spanish speakers to use the more descriptive alergia al polen to refer to the same condition.
Meaning: allergy to pollen (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation of 'hay fever'. fiebre means fever, del is a contraction of de el (of the) and heno means hay.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, people often refer to hay fever as alergias al polen.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun fiebre is feminine, so the definite article used with it is la.
Did you know?
- The word heno shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English words 'fennel' and 'fenugreek'.
- While fiebre del heno is technically correct, using it might sound slightly old-fashioned or overly literal to a modern ear.
Examples in context
- Tom estornuda muy seguido. Tal vez tenga fiebre del heno.Tom sneezes quite often. He may have hay fever.This sentence is useful for suggesting a possible cause for frequent sneezing using fiebre del heno.Tatoeba #3037269 by marcelostockle, translation #3022237 by sharptoothed
- Tengo alergia al polenI have pollen allergies
- Me afecta mucho la rinitis en primaveraHay fever affects me a lot in spring
- La fiebre del heno me impide salir al parque.Hay fever prevents me from going to the park.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are talking in a park.
- LucíaTengo los ojos rojos por la fiebre del heno.My eyes are red because of hay fever.
- AlejandroDeberías tomar un medicamento, Lucía.You should take some medicine, Lucía.
- LucíaSí, pero no traje nada hoy.Yes, but I didn't bring anything today.
- AlejandroPodemos ir a la farmacia ahora.We can go to the pharmacy now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hay fever” translations and entries fiebre del heno, 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 del, fiebre, heno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
