setos
/setos/from spelling rules
The English word "hedges" is translated into Spanish as setos.
setos refers to rows of shrubs planted close together to form a fence or boundary.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the noun is setos.
How do you pronounce it?
/setos/
Did you know?
- The word seto shares a linguistic root with the Latin 'sectus', meaning 'cut', referring to the constant pruning required to keep the hedge's shape.
- In some Latin American countries, the word seto is rarely used in daily speech, with people preferring cerco vivo to describe a living fence of shrubs.
- If you are describing a wild, unmaintained line of bushes that acts as a hedge, a Spaniard would more likely use the word matorral instead of seto.
Examples in context
- El jardín está rodeado de hermosos setos verdes.The garden is surrounded by beautiful green hedges.
- Los setos vivientes crean una barrera visual en el paisaje.The living hedges create a visual barrier in the landscape.
- El jardín está rodeado de setos altos.The garden is surrounded by tall hedges.
- Los setos rodean todo el jardín.The hedges surround the entire garden.
- Necesitamos podar los setos este mes.We need to prune the hedges this month.
- Hay unos setos muy altos en la entrada.There are some very high hedges at the entrance.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are walking through a large estate garden.
- Daniel¿Viste qué bonitos están los setos?Did you see how beautiful the hedges are?
- SofíaSí, Daniel, están perfectamente cuidados.Yes, Daniel, they are perfectly maintained.
- DanielParece que los cortaron hace poco.It looks like they were cut recently.
- SofíaEs cierto, se ven muy ordenados.That's true, they look very neat.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
