madera

1. (feminine) wood
2. (feminine) wooden plank, board
3. (feminine) makings

Hyphenated as

ma‧de‧ra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maˈdeɾa/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: madera

Inherited from Latin: māteria

Cognate with French: matière

Cognate with Italian: materia

Cognate with Portuguese: madeira

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish madera, from Latin māteria (compare French matière, Italian materia, Portuguese madeira), from māter (“source”, literally “mother”). Doublet of materia.

Concepts

wood

🪵

timber

lumber

tree

🌳

stick

bar

piece of wood

pole

rod

madeira

nature

stem

timberland

trunk

woodland

Madeira

antler

wood

🪵

antlers

balsa

block

board

chump

forest

grove

hardwood

Synonyms

palo

árbol

🌳

leño

leña

tallo

tronco

vara

barra

poste

trozo de madera

zoquete

trozo de hierro

vara larga

madera apalea

tronco de árbol

palo del huso

madera en general

arbol

leña

banco

🏦

bosque

lignina

naturaleza

talento

calaña

madera dura

madero

tarugo

Translations

legno

🪵

Holz

🪵

bois

🪵

madeira

🪵

hout

🪵

drewno

fusta

🪵

خشب

🪵

legname

odun

ξυλεία

lignum

ξύλο

fusta

lenha

Sentences

El poder de este anillo no afecta la madera .

The power of this ring does not affect the wood.

Además , los pisos están hechos de paneles de madera .

In addition, the floors are made of wood panels.

Inicialmente , la torre del campanario era una estructura de madera al lado del edificio .

Initially, the bell tower was a wooden structure next to the building.

Los cuerpos de estas setas crecen en las ramas caídas y restos de madera .

The bodies of these mushrooms grow on fallen branches and remnants of wood.

La madera , en virtud de su veteado , es adecuada para la fabricación de muebles .

The wood, by virtue of its grain, is suitable for the manufacture of furniture.