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secano

Spanish, noun/seˈkano/

secano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dryland; unirrigated land” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tierra de labor que no tiene riego, y sólo participa del agua llovediza”.

What does secano mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinedryland; unirrigated land

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Tierra de labor que no tiene riego, y sólo participa del agua llovediza. 2. Banco de arena no cubierto por el agua. 3. Isla o islote árido y próximo a la costa. 4. Cosa que está muy seca.

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 secano

  • secanos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce secano?

  • /seˈkano/
  • [seˈka.no]
  • [seˈkano]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is secano in Spanish?

secano appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).