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pinar

pine forest

noun pee-NAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin pinarium, from pinus (pine tree).

Usage Note

Pinar is a collective noun for a grove or forest of pine trees (pinos). Spanish uses many such collective tree nouns: robledal (oak grove), olivar (olive grove), encinar (holm-oak grove). Pinar is also a common Spanish place name and surname.

Examples

"Paseamos por el pinar al atardecer."

Natural Translation

We walked through the pine forest at sunset.

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