hojarasca
Spanish, noun/oxaˈɾaska/
hojarasca is spelled H-O-J-A-R-A-S-C-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 59,064th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hojarasca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “leaf litter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conjunto de hojas secas caídas de los árboles, y que cubren el suelo generalmente en otoño”.
What does hojarasca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineleaf litter
- 2
feminineexcessive foliage
- 3
feminineleaf-storm
- 4
femininerubbish
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conjunto de hojas secas caídas de los árboles, y que cubren el suelo generalmente en otoño. 2. Demasiada e inútil frondosidad de algunos árboles o plantas. 3. Por extensión, cosa inútil o superflua.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hojarasca
- hojarascas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hojarasca?
- /oxaˈɾaska/
- [o.xaˈɾas.ka]
- [oxaˈɾaska]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hojarasca in Spanish?
hojarasca appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).