riego

/ˈrjeɣo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los riegos

Meaning

  1. irrigation

    • El riego es por goteo.

      Irrigation is by drip.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

regadío

regadío is more about irrigated land or farming, as opposed to dry farming "secano"; riego is more about the act of watering or irrigation itself.

Similar in other languages

French

irrigation

irrigation is the French word for the same thing — both mean "irrigation."

Portuguese

irrigação

irrigação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "irrigation."

Practice

1 What does riego mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ es por goteo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches riego?

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