What does “ecosostenible” mean in Spanish?
Jerusalén, el pueblo más caliente de Colombia
A2 Spanish listening practice · Colombian Spanish · Picked for people who know a little
A reporter is pitching Jerusalén as Colombia’s proudest town, and lands on a key claim: it’s the country’s first “territorio ecosostenible.” The word is built from “eco-” (environment) and “sostenible” (sustainable), so it means eco-sustainable or eco-friendly. In context it’s an official, proud label — the town is advertising that it looks after its environment.
Spoken line: “es conocido por ser el primer territorio ecosostenible de Colombia” — “it is known for being Colombia’s first eco-sustainable territory.” The “eco-” part comes from a Greek word for home or environment; “sostenible” means sustainable, able to be kept up over time. Together the compound word is used in official and environmental contexts to say a place or practice is good for the environment — often, as here, as a marketing or civic boast.
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Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-ESP 2011 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.