Friday 3 May 2013

Poda

Today's WOTD is: "poda" = pruning

In Spanish, “poda” is a feminine noun of Latin origin, which means pruning. The noun “poda” is also often used to refer to the pruning time.

A related Spanish action word/ verb is “podar”, which means to prune.

Some commonly used expressions with the word “poda” are:
  • Hacer una poda (to prune/ to perform a pruning);
  • Poda en cordón (cordon pruning);
  • Poda en vaso (goblet pruning);

Some examples of the use of the word "poda" are:
  • Puede ser recomendable hacer una poda de manzanos en invierno (pruning apple trees in winter could be advisable);
  • La poda en cordón es un método de poda (cordon pruning is a method of pruning);
  • La poda en vaso es un método de poda (goblet pruning is a method of pruning);

Love-Spanish.com loves the word "poda" in the YouTube clip: Trucos para una buena poda de viña

For more on the word "poda", visit: Wordreference.com/ Poda


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