vega

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

Hyphenated as

ve‧ga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbeɡa/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: vayca

Cognate with Basque: ibaiki

In summary

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

Concepts

meadow

lea

leigh

floodplain

pasture

alluvial plain

meader

Synonyms

prado

pradera

dehesa

praderas

llanura alivial

llanura de inundación

henar

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.