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"Pastos" is a form of "pasto", a noun which is often translated as "pasture". "Forrajes" is a form of "forraje", a noun which is often translated as "fodder". Learn more about the difference between "pastos" and "forrajes" below.
el pasto(
pahs
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toh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. pasture
Roberto está en el pasto con las vacas.Roberto is in the pasture with the cows.
b. grazing
Este cerro tiene buen pasto para los borregos.This hill has good grazing for the sheep.
2. (green area)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. lawn
Contraté a alguien para podar el pasto.I hired someone to mow the lawn.
b. grass
Los niños están jugando en el pasto enfrente de la casa.The children are playing in the grass in front of the house.
a. fodder
Colocamos alambre de púas, porque el ganado del vecino se metía al rancho a comer nuestro pasto.We put up barbed wire because the neighbor's cattle was coming onto our ranch to eat our fodder.
4.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(marijuana)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. pot
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
¿Alguna vez has fumado pasto?Have you ever smoked pot?
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el forraje(
foh
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rrah
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heh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. fodder
No había suficiente forraje para alimentar a todas las vacas.There wasn't enough fodder to feed all the cows.
b. forage
El heno que sobraba era usado como forraje para los caballos.The leftover hay was used as forage for the horses.
a. foraging
Nuestros antepasados se sorprenderían ver que el forraje se ha hecho tan popular incluso para restaurantes exclusivos.Our ancestors would be surprised to see that foraging has become so popular even for top restaurants.
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