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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

cialitos

English translation:

Cialitos clay (soil)

Added to glossary by JaneTranslates
Feb 7, 2008 23:29
16 yrs ago
Spanish term

cialitos

Spanish to English Science Geology soil types
This is a companion question to "catalina."

In an article about a mountain town in Puerto Rico, I have this sentence:

Sus suelos --conocidos como catalina y cialitos-- se denominan suelos de altura.

I gather that these two types of soil might be clayey. Are these typical highland soils? Are the terms used in English? Help!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 cialitos

Discussion

JaneTranslates (asker) Feb 9, 2008:
Thanks to everyone. slothm, Enrique--great links! Enrique, you made me waste an hour or more. Google Earth is more addictive than chocolate. Gorgeous photo. Sandra, good point about the name. I live on the island too, but I don't know anything about soils! trnet, come back and visit! It's paradise, indeed.
Enrique Espinosa Feb 8, 2008:
You're right Jane. The terms certainly refer to a soil type, but the name comes from a location maybe a little far away of Las Marias. I saw this link for Río Cialitos: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4376611. Saludos
JaneTranslates (asker) Feb 8, 2008:
The town in question is Las Marías. It's a (relatively) long way from there to Ciales! The list of rivers and creeks in Las Marías doesn't include Cialitos. I'm pretty sure both of these terms refer to soil types, not geographical features or local names.
Enrique Espinosa Feb 8, 2008:
Cialitos is the name of a river. I guess, in the municipality of Ciales, Puerto Rico. The name Cialitos is a proper name and describes a special sort of soil; most probably clay soil.

Proposed translations

+4
8 mins
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cialitos

Names of the highlands.


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Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-08 00:47:44 GMT)
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The names of the types of soil in the highlands. If it was the name of a place it would be capitalized.
Peer comment(s):
agree Enrique Espinosa
38 mins
agree Sandra Rodriguez : Vivo en la Isla y sé que es un tipo de suelos. Tal vez fue estudiado por vez primera en Ciales, pero aplica en otros puntos de la Cordillera.
1 hr
agree trnet : Catalina y Cialitos earths ... todo esto me recuerda con nostalgia mis estancias en Borinquen y todo lo boricua (especialmente Rio Piedras y Cabo Rojo). Sandra y Jane están en el paraíso.
11 hrs
agree slothm : http://agron.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/59/4/330
13 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Muchas gracias, Andrés. Creo que tengo que usarlo en mayúscula en inglés, por lo que he visto."
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