thatch

• Sustantivo que designa los tallos de plantas como paja o caña utilizados para cubrir tejados, o, en sentido figurado, el cabello espeso que recuerda a dicho material.

A noun referring to plant stalks, such as straw or reeds, used as roofing material for a house, or by extension, hair that resembles such roofing material.

1. B1formal

   Plant stalks such as straw, reeds, or palm leaves used as a roofing material for houses.

   Paja para techumbre

   • The cottage had a thick roof of thatch.
   • Thatch is a traditional roofing material in many rural areas.
   • They replaced the old thatch with new straw.

2. A thatched roofB1formal

   A house roof made with plant material like straw or reeds.

   Tejado de paja

   • The old farmhouse had a beautiful thatch.
   • The storm damaged the thatch on several cottages.
   • They hired a specialist to repair the thatch.

   Sinónimosthatched roof

3. Thick hairB2informal

   A thick, untidy mass of hair on a person's head, resembling a thatched roof.

   Mata de pelo

   • He had a thick thatch of red hair.
   • Her thatch of curls was impossible to comb.
   • The old man's thatch of white hair was his most striking feature.

   Sinónimosmanemopshock

• Verbo que significa cubrir un techo o un edificio con paja, juncos o materiales similares.

A verb meaning to cover a roof or building with straw, reeds, or similar materials.

1. Cover with thatchB2formal

   To cover a roof or building with dry vegetation such as straw, reeds, or palm leaves.

   Cubrir con paja

   • The workers thatched the cottage roof with straw.
   • They learned how to thatch a roof from the local craftsman.
   • The old barn was thatched to keep it cool in summer.