Embarrado vs. Fangoso

Question

According to google translate they both mean muddy, but is there a difference?

Welcome to SpanishDict, Giannamaria. - rac1, Jun 11, 2017

Answer 1

Imagine if I fall and I get full of mud. I would be "embarrado".I would also use it for "zapatos embarrados, auto embarrado" etc. I've never heard that a person is "fangoso" or a car is "fangoso" or zapatos are "fangosos".

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When I speak about a field, an area I would use mostly "fangoso" and a little less "embarrado".I would say "fangoso" is for land, lakes, etc. and "embarrado" could also be used but less in these situations.

Polenta: I fixed your "big type" problem with the first paragraph. When you put a line in the post you need to put a blank line before it otherwise you get the huge font. - DilKen, Jun 11, 2017

thanks - polenta1, Jun 11, 2017

Answer 2

Barro and adobe are clay such as that used in ceramics, clay pots, bricks, etc. - the stuff that you don´t want in a garden.

Fango and lodo are the same - a mixture of any earth / soil of any kind and water.

Thanks, Julian. :) - rac1, Jun 11, 2017

Very helpful. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 11, 2017

My yard is mostly clay. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 11, 2017