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"Pip" is a noun which is often translated as "la pepita", and "seed" is a noun which is often translated as "la semilla". Learn more about the difference between "pip" and "seed" below.
pip(
pihp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
b. la semilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The children planted their orange pips in hopes growing an orange tree in their garden.Los niños plantaron las semillas de naranja con la esperanza de que creciera un naranjo en el jardín.
c. la pepa (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Becky cleaned the squash pips, then salted and baked them.Becky limpió las pepas de calabaza, luego las saló y las horneó.
2. (games)
a. el punto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In backgammon you don't add the pips on the dice. You count them separately.En el backgammon no se suman los puntos de los dados, se cuentan por separado.
a. el pitido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Many stations in the United Kingdom broadcast six pips on the hour.Muchas estaciones del Reino Unido transmiten seis pitidos a la hora en punto.
c. la señal (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We sent a plane to visually inspect and identify the pip we see on the radar screen.Enviamos un avión para inspeccionar visualmente e identificar la señal que vemos en la pantalla del radar.
a. la estrella (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That man said he was a captain, but he only had three pips on his uniform.Ese hombre dijo que era capitán, pero solo tenía tres estrellas en el uniforme.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (colloquial) (to defeat) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. ganar
They pipped us in the league championship, but we beat them in two games in the following season.Nos ganaron en el campeonato de la liga, pero los derrotamos en dos partidos la siguiente temporada.
seed(
sid
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
a. la semilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I bought sunflower seeds to eat on the road.Compré semillas de girasol para comer en el camino.
b. la simiente (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Only 60% of the seeds germinated in winter.Solo un 60 % de la simiente germinó en invierno.
c. la pepita (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He says the secret to his sauce is to leave in the seeds of the tomato.Dice que el secreto de su salsa está en dejar las pepitas del tomate.
2. (origin)
a. la semilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He said that drugs contain the seed that leads to self-destruction.Dijo que las drogas contienen la semilla que lleva a la perdición.
3. (literary) (sperm)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. la semilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The king was desperate because his seed produced no heirs.El rey estaba desesperado porque su semilla no producía herederos.
b. la simiente (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Spanish conquistadors spread their seed all over the Americas.Los conquistadores españoles esparcieron su simiente por toda América.
4. (literary) (offspring)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. la progenie (F) (literary)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
Cain and Abel were the seed of Adam and Eve.Caín y Abel eran la progenie de Adán y Eva.
5. (sports)
a. el cabeza de serie (M), la cabeza de serie (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Argentina is not among the ten seeds.Argentina no está entre los diez cabezas de serie.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
8. (to plant)
a. despepitar
If you don't want it too spicy, seed the jalapeño pepper.Si no quieres que esté muy picante, despepita el chile jalapeño.
10. (sports)
a. clasificar como cabeza de serie
We will play against the team seeded best.Jugaremos contra el equipo clasificado como primer cabeza de serie.
11. (weather)
a. bombardear
Two planes are seeding the clouds to increase the amount of precipitations.Dos aviones están bombardeando las nubes para aumentar las precipitaciones.
