Spanish word of the week: campo

This week’s Spanish word of the week is campo.

Campo is a masculine noun that means country, countryside or field.

To hear how campo is pronounced, you can click the audio icon below: 

The main meanings of the Spanish word campo are country, countryside and field:

Prefiero vivir en el campo. I prefer living in the country.

El campo se pone verde en primavera. The countryside turns green in springtime.

un campo de trigo a field of wheat

The word is also used figuratively:

Es un experto en su campo. He’s an expert in his field.

Be careful not to use campo as a translation for camp, except in the expression concentration campcampo de concentración.

Come back next week to read about our next Spanish word of the week!

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