Hontoria (en. Honorary)

/onˈtoɾja/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Place where water springs forth.

The hontoria of the river is one of the most beautiful places in the park.

La hontoria del río es uno de los lugares más bonitos del parque.

Natural spring that provides fresh water.

We found a hontoria during our hike in the mountains.

Encontramos una hontoria durante nuestra caminata en la montaña.

Source of underground water that comes to the surface.

That hontoria has been used for generations to get water.

Esa hontoria ha sido utilizada por generaciones para abastecerse de agua.

From the Latin 'fontoria', meaning 'place of springs or water sources'.

water spring

Source or spring of fresh water.

hontoria de agua

to seek the hontoria

To look for a place where there is water.

buscar la hontoria

hidden spring

A spring that is not easy to find.

hontoria escondida

source

Opening through which water springs, usually constructed by humans.

fuente

spring

Place where water naturally springs from the ground.

manantial

birth

Place where a river or stream begins to flow.

nacimiento

Refreshing element in a hot context.

That hontoria in the countryside is our salvation on hot days.

Esa hontoria en el campo es nuestra salvación en días calurosos.

Secret meeting point.

Let's go to the hontoria, there no one will find us.

Vamos a la hontoria, ahí nadie nos encontrará.