vega

Meaning

1. (feminine) meadow
2. (feminine) fertile lowland
3. (feminine) grassy plain
4. (feminine) valley (the fertile lowlands surrounding a river)
5. (feminine) alluvial plain
6. (Caribbean,feminine) tobacco plantation

Concepts

meadow

floodplain

alluvial plain

lea

leigh

meader

pasture

Hyphenated as

ve‧ga

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbeɡa/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vayca, from Old Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”); akin to Basque ibaiki (“riverbank”), from ibai (“river”).

Sentences

Puerta que mira a la vega del río Manzanares , de ahí su nombre .

Door overlooking the plain of the Manzanares River, hence its name.