Higuera (en. Fig tree)

/i.ɡe.ɾa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Fruiting tree that produces figs.

The fig tree in the garden is full of figs.

La higuera del jardín está llena de higos.

Plant whose fruit is known as fig.

The fig tree usually grows in warm climates.

La higuera suele crecer en climas cálidos.

Colloquial name for some species of the genus Ficus.

In the countryside, people often have fig trees to harvest figs.

En el campo, la gente suele tener higueras para cosechar higos.

From Latin 'ficus' through the vulgar form 'ficera', related to the fruit 'fig'.

under the fig tree

in a quiet or secluded place.

bajo la higuera

to make the fig tree into a tree

to increase the possibilities or growth of something.

hacer de la higuera un árbol

to carry the fig tree on one's shoulders

to bear a great responsibility.

llevar a cuestas la higuera

fig

Fruit of the fig tree, sweet and edible.

higo

fig tree

A synonymous term for fig tree, often used in regional contexts.

higuero

ficus

Genus of plants that includes the fig tree.

ficus

Refers to difficult or complicated situations.

Being between the fig tree and the sword means being in a dilemma.

Estar entre la higuera y la espada significa estar en un dilema.

Can refer to someone who is introverted or not very sociable.

He is like a fig tree, always in his own world.

Él es como una higuera, siempre en su mundo.