How to Say "branding iron" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “branding iron” is “hierro” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishB1
nounB1
tool for marking livestock
Examples
Voy a pasar el hierro a la ropa antes de salir.
I am going to iron the clothes before leaving. (Literally: I am going to pass the iron over the clothes.)
El ganadero usó un hierro para marcar el ganado.
The rancher used a branding iron to mark the cattle.
Using 'Hierro' for Ironing
In many contexts, 'hierro' stands in for the full phrase 'plancha de hierro' (clothes iron). If you are talking about smoothing clothes, 'plancha' is also very common.
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