pasto

pasture

noun PAHS-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin pastus, past participle of pascere (to graze).

Also means

grass

Usage Note

Pasto primarily means grazing land or grass for animals, but in Latin America it is widely used for lawn grass or any grassy ground (el pasto del jardín), where Spain typically says hierba or césped. The phrase a todo pasto means 'in abundance' or 'non-stop'. In a figurative sense, something can become pasto de las llamas ('fuel for the flames').

Examples

"Las vacas pastan en el pasto verde."

Natural Translation

The cows graze on the green pasture.

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