césped

Spanish

Alternative forms

• céspede (obsolete)

Etymology

From older céspede, from Latin caespes, caespite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθesped/ [ˈθes.peð̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsesped/ [ˈses.peð̞]

Noun

césped m (plural céspedes)

1. lawn
2. grass
3. turf

Usage notes

Césped does not refer to wild grass but rather grass that is finely and neatly maintained and trimmed. For grass that is relatively tall and uncultivated, hierba would be more appropriate.

Synonyms

• (grass, lawn): pasto

Derived terms

• cortacésped
• cortadora de césped (“lawnmower”) (Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, South America)
• campo de césped (“grass pitch, turf pitch, turf field”)
• cortador de césped
• cortar el césped (“to mow the lawn”)

Further reading

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