La Ciencia Agrícola Vocabulary

Key Terms

la agricultura: agriculture
la granja: farm
la economía: economy
producir: to produce
cultivar: to grow / cultivate
la cosecha: harvest
la hectárea: hectare (a square plot 100 meters x 100 meters or approximately 2.47 acres)
la superficie: surface
transgénico: genetically modified
la venta: sale
la abeja: bee
la miel: honey
la silvicultura: forestry
orgánico: organic
el hambre: hunger
el ganado: cattle / livestock
la producción: production
de la granja a la mesa: farm to table
el apicultor: beekeeper
el/la florista: florist
el veterinario / la veterinaria: veterinarian
el carnicero / la carnicera: butcher
el jardinero / la jardinera: gardener
el/la piloto aviador agrícola: agricultural pilot
el mecánico / la mecánica agrícola: agricultural mechanic
el horticultor/ la horticultora: horticulturalist
el científico / la científica: scientist
el ingeniero / la ingeniera: engineer
el granjero / la granjera: farmer
el director / la directora: director
el / la especialista: specialist
el / la profesional: professional

Vocabulary Practice

Now that you have received the new vocabulary terms for this module, let's practice the pronunciation of these terms. View the presentation below to hear the words pronounced by a native Spanish speaker.

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