wattle

• Sustantivo con varios sentidos: pliegue de piel carnoso que cuelga del cuello de algunas aves o lagartos; armazón de estacas y ramas entrelazadas usado para cercados; o cualquiera de varios árboles australasiáticos que proporcionan varas delgadas para tal construcción.

A noun with multiple meanings: a fleshy fold of skin hanging from the neck of certain birds or lizards; a framework of interwoven stakes and branches used for fencing; or any of various Australasian trees that provide slender poles for such construction.

1. Fleshy skin fold on birdsB2formalscientific

   A wrinkled, often brightly colored piece of skin that hangs from the neck or throat of certain birds, such as chickens, turkeys, and some lizards.

   Carúncula (en aves)

   • The rooster's bright red wattle bobbed as it crowed.
   • Turkeys have a prominent wattle that can change color.
   • The biologist examined the wattle of the lizard for signs of disease.

   Sinónimosdewlaplappet

2. Woven fence frameworkC1formalbritish

   A structure made by weaving branches or stakes together, used to create fences or walls.

   Empalizada tejida

   • The old cottage was surrounded by a wattle fence.
   • They built a wattle and daub wall for the traditional house.
   • The farmer repaired the wattle enclosure for the sheep.

   Sinónimoshurdlewickerwork

3. Australian treeB2formalaustralianscientific

   Any of various trees native to Australasia that have slender branches suitable for making wattle fences.

   Acacia australiana

   • The golden wattle is Australia's national floral emblem.
   • They used wattle wood to build the shelter.
   • The landscape was dotted with flowering wattle trees.

   Sinónimosacacia

• Verbo que significa entrelazar o torcer ramas o varillas para formar una cerca o estructura; también se usa en la construcción de muros de zarzo y barro.

An obsolete verb meaning to weave or twist twigs or branches together to form a fence or structure; also used in the context of constructing wattle and daub walls.

1. Build with wattleC1formal

   To construct or build something using wattle, which is a framework of interwoven sticks or branches.

   Construir con zarzo

   • The ancient people wattled their huts using flexible branches.
   • They wattled a fence around the garden to keep animals out.
   • The craftsman wattled the walls of the house with willow.

2. Interlace to form wattleC1formal

   To interweave sticks, branches, or twigs to create a wattle structure.

   Enzarzar / entretejer ramas

   • She wattled the branches together to make a basket.
   • The workers wattled the reeds to form a sturdy screen.
   • He wattled the twigs into a decorative panel for the wall.

   Sinónimosbraidinterlaceinterweaveplaittwineweave