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"Wood" is a noun which is often translated as "la madera", and "grove" is a noun which is often translated as "la arboleda". Learn more about the difference between "wood" and "grove" below.
wood(
wood
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (material)
b. la leña (F) (firewood)
(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).
Throw some more wood on the fire.Échale más leña a la fogata.
3. (golf)
a. el palo de madera (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).
He chose a wood for the third hole.Él eligió un palo de madera para el tercer hoyo.
a. la erección (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 woke up with morning wood.Se despertó con una erección por la mañana.
woods
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
grove(
grov
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
a. la arboleda (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 always see squirrels at that grove.Siempre veo ardillas en aquella arboleda.
b. el bosquecillo (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).
The pines grow in beautiful groves behind the beach.Los pinos forman hermosos bosquecillos detrás de la playa.
