Granja (en. Farm)

/ˈɡɾan.xa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Translation: Agricultural establishment where food is produced, usually on a large scale.
Translation: My grandfather's farm has cows and chickens.
La granja de mi abuelo tiene vacas y gallinas.
Translation: Rural property dedicated to agricultural or livestock activities.
Translation: He works on a wheat farm.
Él trabaja en una granja de trigo.
Translation: Facility that provides an environment for raising farm animals.
Translation: On the farm, we can see how pigs are cared for.
En la granja podemos ver cómo se cuidan los cerdos.

Etymology

Translation: From Latin 'granica', derived from 'grain'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Translation: farm school
Translation: Rural educational center where agriculture and livestock are taught.
granja escuela
Translation: to go back to farming
Translation: Expression indicating a return to the countryside or dedicating oneself to rural life.
hacer granja

Related Words

Translation: livestock
Translation: Raising livestock.
ganadería
Translation: agriculture
Translation: Cultivation of plants and food production.
agricultura
Translation: crop
Translation: Cultivation of plants in the soil.
cultivo

Slang Meanings

Translation: Eating at the farm.
Translation: Let's go to the farm to have lunch.
Vamos a la granja a almorzar algo.
Translation: Leading a simple and rural life.
Translation: After so many years in the city, he decided to move to the farm.
Después de tantos años en la ciudad, decidió irse a la granja.