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invernadero

greenhouse

noun een-behr-nah-DEH-rroh Rare
Animals & Nature Environment

Origin: Latin hibernaculum (winter shelter), from hibernus (of winter)

Usage Note

Invernadero comes from invierno (winter) — originally a shelter for plants during cold months. Today it refers to any greenhouse for year-round cultivation. The compound efecto invernadero (greenhouse effect) is the universal Spanish term for the climate phenomenon, making this word central to environmental discourse. The initial in- does not negate; it derives from invierno, not the prefix in- (not).

Examples

"Cultivan tomates en el invernadero todo el año."

Natural Translation

They grow tomatoes in the greenhouse all year round.

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