abonado en cobertera
/abonado en kobeɾteɾa/from spelling rules
Side dressing in Spanish is abonado en cobertera.
The act of applying fertilizer to the soil surface around a growing plant.
Which one should you use?
Abonado lateral and Fertilización lateral are formal terms used in agricultural contexts. Aplicación lateral is a formal term for side dressing used in agricultural or scientific literature.
How do you pronounce it?
/abonado en kobeɾteɾa/
Did you know?
- In some agricultural regions, a person who is an abonado is not someone applying fertilizer, but a 'season ticket holder' for a stadium or theater.
- The term abonado comes from the verb abonar, which in a completely different context like banking, means 'to credit an account'.
- While abonado en cobertera refers to soil, the root cobertor is the same word used for a 'bedspread' or 'comforter' in a bedroom.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are working in their vegetable garden.
- SofíaMateo, ¿ya hiciste el abonado en cobertera?Mateo, did you already do the side dressing?
- MateoNo, todavía no he puesto el fertilizante.No, I haven't put the fertilizer yet.
- SofíaLas plantas necesitan nutrientes ahora mismo.The plants need nutrients right now.
- MateoEstá bien, lo haré ahora mismo.All right, I will do it right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
