pastizal

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pastiˈθal/ [pas.t̪iˈθal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /pastiˈsal/ [pas.t̪iˈsal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: pas‧ti‧zal === Etymology 1 === From pasto (“grass”). ==== Noun ==== pastizal m (plural pastizales) grassland, pasture (land covered with grass) Synonym: prado ===== See also ===== césped m pastura f === Etymology 2 === From pasta (“money (colloquial)”). By analogy with dineral, because pasta is a colloquial synonym for dinero. ==== Noun ==== pastizal m (plural pastizales) (colloquial, Spain) mint, bundle, (UK) packet, an arm and a leg (large amount of money) Synonyms: dineral, (Spain) morterada, fortuna === Further reading === “pastizal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025