What is the Spanish word for "tuft"?

Learn how to say "tuft" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

tuft

Spanish

mechón

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Alternative translations of "tuft"

penacho
rizo
mata
borla

Examples of how to use "tuft" in Spanish

English
A small tuft of grass grew on the rock.
Spanish
Un pequeño mechón de hierba creció en la roca.
English
A small tuft of grass grew here.
Spanish
Un pequeño mechón de hierba creció aquí.
English
She brushed a tuft from her sweater.
Spanish
Ella se quitó un mechón de su suéter.
English
The cat chased a tuft across the floor.
Spanish
El gato persiguió un mechón por el suelo.
English
He found a tuft on the pillow.
Spanish
Encontró un mechón en la almohada.

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