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    Espinal (en. Spinal)

    /es.pi.nal/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Place where thorns grow.
    The rancher took his sheep to graze in the nearby thorny scrub.
    El ganadero llevó a sus ovejas a pastar en el espinal cercano.
    Set of thorns.
    The thorny scrub served as a refuge for many birds.
    El espinal servía de refugio para muchas aves.

    Etymology

    It comes from the Latin 'spinas', which means thorn, and the suffix -al that indicates relation.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    thorny scrub
    It refers to a dense area of thorns.
    espinal de espinos

    Related Words

    thorn
    A plant of the rose family that has thorns.
    espino
    to thorn
    Land where thorns grow.
    espinar

    Slang Meanings

    It is said of something that is complicated or thorny.
    The situation is a real thorny scrub, I don’t know how to solve it.
    La situación es un verdadero espinal, no sé cómo solucionarlo.