Espesas (en. Thick)

/esˈpesas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Thick avocados are hard to cut.
Stews can become thick if too many ingredients are used.
Los guisos pueden quedar espesas si se utilizan muchos ingredientes.
A thick smoothie can be more filling.
I like thick coffee with cream.
Me gusta el café espeso con crema.
Thick snows hinder visibility.
The soup turned out thick because I added too much oatmeal.
La sopa quedó espesa porque le añadí demasiadas avena.

Etymology

From Latin 'spissus', which means dense or thick.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Thick soup
Soup with a dense consistency.
sopa espesa
Thick snow
Snow that forms a thick layer on the ground.
nieve espesa
Thick cream
Cream with high density and consistency.
crema espesa

Related Words

Thickness
Measurement of how thick something is.
espesor
To thicken
To make something denser.
espesar
Thick
Having a lot of density.
espeso

Slang Meanings

Dense or hard-to-handle substance.
This mud is so thick that I can't get through.
Este barro está tan espeso que no puedo pasar.
Difficulty in understanding.
The explanation was so thick that I couldn't understand it.
La explicación era tan espesa que no logré entenderla.