subsuelo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-bor.

Spanish sub-

Spanish suelo

Spanish subsuelo

From sub- + suelo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /subˈswelo/ [suβ̞ˈswe.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: sub‧sue‧lo

Noun

subsuelo m (plural subsuelos)

1. basement
2. (soil science) subsoil

   Synonym: sustrato

Further reading

• “subsuelo”, 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