simiente

/siˈmjente/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
las simientes

Meaning

  1. seed

    • Plantó la simiente.

      He planted the seed.

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

semilla

simiente is more literary or agricultural; semilla is the everyday word for "seed."

Similar in other languages

French

graine

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

Portuguese

semente

semente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "seed."

Practice

1 What does simiente mean?

2 Fill the gap: Plantó la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches simiente?

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