What does cubo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cubo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cubo in Spanish.

The word cubo in Spanish means bucket, pail, cube, cube, cube, cubed, sugar cube, bin. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cubo

bucket, pail

nombre masculino (recipiente cilíndrico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Llenó de agua el cubo y se fue a regar las macetas del balcón.
She filled the bucket (or: pail) with water and went to water the plants on the balcony.

cube

nombre masculino (cuerpo geométrico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le han explicado en clase la fórmula para hallar el volumen del cubo.
In class, they explained the formula to find the volume of a cube.

cube

nombre masculino (objeto de forma cúbica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cubo tenía cada cara de un color.
Each face of the cube was a different color.

cube

nombre masculino (tercera potencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cubo de 3 es 27.
The cube of 3 is 27.

cubed

locución adverbial (tres veces por si) (number)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Debes elevar el resultado al cubo para terminar.
You must make the number cubed to finish.

sugar cube

(trozo de azúcar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tienes que dejar que se derritan los cubos de azúcar en la sartén para hacer caramelo.
You have to let the sugar cubes melt in the pan to make caramel.

bin

(papelera) (UK, general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este cubo de basura es para residuos orgánicos y aquel es para residuos reciclables.
This trash can is for organic waste and that one is for recyclable waste.

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