hayedo

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier haedo, inherited from Vulgar Latin *fāgētum, from Latin fāgus. Influenced by haya. Compare Asturian fayéu, Italian faggeto, Romanian făget.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aˈʝedo/ [aˈʝe.ð̞o] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /aˈʃedo/ [aˈʃe.ð̞o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aˈʒedo/ [aˈʒe.ð̞o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -edo
  • Syllabification: ha‧ye‧do

Noun

hayedo m (plural hayedos)

  1. beechwood, area of beeches
    • 2015 July 23, “Senderismo refrescante para el verano”, in El País‎[1]:
      Pasa por la Fageda d’en Jordà –uno de los más densos y viejos hayedos de La Garrotxa–, la ermita de Sant Miquel de Sacot y el volcán de Santa Margarida.
      It crosses the Fageda d’en Jordà –one of the thickest and oldest beech woods in La Garrotxa–, the chapel of Sant Miquel Sacot and the Santa Margarida volcano.

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