arcilla roja
/aɾθiʝa ɾoxa/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'red clay' is translated into Spanish as arcilla roja.
How do you pronounce it?
/aɾθiʝa ɾoxa/
Did you know?
- While arcilla roja means 'red clay', the word arcilla actually comes from an Ancient Greek word meaning 'white clay'.
- The word arcilla is a linguistic relative of the English scientific term 'argillaceous', used to describe clay-rich rocks.
- In some dialects, the distinction between arcilla and barro is strict, where barro refers to wet clay or mud and arcilla refers to the mineral.
Examples in context
- El alfarero utiliza arcilla roja para modelar jarrones hermosos.The potter uses red clay to model beautiful vases.
- Las paredes de la casa están hechas con adobe, un material de barro rojo.The walls of the house are made with adobe, a red clay material.
- Los niños hicieron figuras de animales con la tierra roja que encontraron en el jardín.The children made animal figures with the red clay they found in the garden.
- La alfarería indígena se caracteriza por utilizar barro colorado en sus creaciones.Indigenous pottery is characterized by using red clay in its creations.
- La arcilla roja es muy blanda.The red clay is very soft.
- Necesito comprar un poco de arcilla roja.I need to buy some red clay.
- Esa vasija está hecha de arcilla roja.That pot is made of red clay.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are in an art studio.
- AlejandroSofía, ¿tienes arcilla roja aquí?Sofía, do you have red clay here?
- SofíaSí, la tengo en esa caja.Yes, I have it in that box.
- AlejandroPerfecto, la usaré para mi escultura.Perfect, I will use it for my sculpture.
- SofíaEs una excelente idea, Alejandro.It is an excellent idea, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries arcilla, roja, CC BY-SA 4.0.
