Flower in Spanish 🇪🇸

Slang terms

“Estar en las nubes de la flor” – to be high on drugs. This is a slang term and should be used with caution.

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Pronunciation

Normal speech: FLOHR
IPA: ˈfloɾ

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Mnemonic

“Flor” sounds similar to the English word “flower”, which can be used as a mnemonic to remember its meaning.

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Cultural Reference

Flowers are an extremely important part of Spanish culture and are used in basically all celebrations and traditions, such as the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) in Mexico, where flowers are used to decorate altars and tombs.

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Idioms

1. “Echar flores” – to flatter or praise someone excessively.
2. “No todo lo que brilla es oro, ni toda flor se convierte en fruto” – not everything that glitters is gold, nor does every flower turn into fruit.

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Usage

“Flor” is used to refer to the reproductive structure of a plant, typically brightly colored and scented, and consisting of petals and sepals surrounding the reproductive organs. It can also be used to refer to a flowering plant or a flower arrangement.

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Origin

The word “flor” comes from the Latin word “flor”, which means “flower”.

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flor info.

To remember the word “flor” in Spanish as meaning “flower” in English, you could use a mnemonic that relates the two words. Since “flor” sounds like “floor,” you can imagine a flower growing out of the floor, reminding you that “flor” is the Spanish word for “flower.”

Other words that mean the same thing as “flor” include “rosa” for a rose, “margarita” for a daisy, and “girasol” for a sunflower. These are specific types of flowers, but they all fall under the general category of “flor.”

In terms of alternate meanings or slang, “flor” doesn’t typically have a widely-recognized slang meaning in most Spanish-speaking regions, but it can be used metaphorically. For instance, someone might say something or someone is “la flor de la vida,” meaning they are in the prime of their life, or “en flor,” indicating something is blossoming or flourishing.

Examples of sentences using “flor” include:
– “Cada primavera, el jardín está lleno de flores de colores.”
(Every spring, the garden is full of colorful flowers.)
– “Ella llevaba una flor roja en el pelo.”
(She was wearing a red flower in her hair.)
– “Voy a comprar un ramo de flores para mi madre.”
(I’m going to buy a bouquet of flowers for my mother.)

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