noun, masculine/ˈsoto/plural: sotos
grove; copse
Synonyms: bosquecillo, espesura, matorral, arboleda
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sel- Proto-Indo-European *-yétor Proto-Indo-European *sl̥yétor Proto-Italic *saljō?? Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin saltus Spanish soto Inherited from Latin saltus (“forest or mountain pasture”).