Leña (en. Firewood)

/leˈɲa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

A piece of wood, especially one used for making fire.

We put the firewood in the fireplace to warm the house.

Pusimos la leña en la chimenea para calentar la casa.

The lower part of a tree trunk that is missing its bark.

In the forest, we found dry firewood for our camp.

En el bosque encontramos leña seca para nuestro campamento.

Wood derived from a tree or shrub.

We bought firewood at the market for our stove.

Compramos leña en el mercado para nuestro fogón.

It comes from the Latin 'ligna', which means wood.

save firewood

To reinforce or protect something to avoid its deterioration.

ahorrar leña

give firewood

To place firewood to make a fire.

dar leña

make firewood

To gather or cut firewood.

hacer leña

coal

A black, combustible material made from firewood.

carbón

campfire

Fire in an open place, where firewood is used for burning.

fogata

wood

A solid material obtained from trees.

madera

Firewood as a reference to fights or conflict.

It was a day of firewood on the court, everyone was very feisty.

Fue un día de leña en la cancha, todos estaban muy peleones.

Firewood as a symbol of strength or resilience.

This team has a lot of firewood, they don't give up easily.

Este equipo tiene mucha leña, no se rinde fácilmente.