planta
neutral, Mexico
In Mexican Spanish "plant" is planta. The word is feminine and covers a houseplant, a garden plant and also an industrial plant.
People say regar las plantas for "water the plants". In industry, planta can mean a factory, as in planta armadora for an assembly plant.
Meaning: living plant or factory (noun)
Which one should you use?
A pot for a plant is maceta. A tree is árbol and a flower is flor.
How does it change in a sentence?
Plantar is the verb "to plant", as in plantar un árbol.
Did you know?
- Planta also means the sole of the foot, as in planta del pie.
Examples in context
- Tengo muchas plantas en casa.I have many plants at home.
- Riega las plantas por la mañana.Water the plants in the morning.
- La planta armadora está en Puebla.The assembly plant is in Puebla.
Example conversation
Rosario and her neighbor Hugo talk across the patio wall in Morelia.
- HugoQué bonitas plantas tienes, vecina.What lovely plants you have, neighbor.
- RosarioGracias, las riego todos los días.Thanks, I water them every day.
- Hugo¿Me regala un pedacito de esa?Will you give me a cutting of that one?
