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bosque

forest

noun BOHS-keh Less Common

Also means

woodland

Usage Note

Bosque denotes a woodland or forest of any size, from a small grove to a vast forest. A larger, denser tropical forest is more often called selva. The adjective is boscoso (wooded). The phrase el bosque encantado (the enchanted forest) is a common fairy-tale motif, and bosque nublado refers to a cloud forest in ecology.

Examples

"El bosque estaba lleno de pinos."

Natural Translation

The forest was full of pine trees.

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