fructífero

fruitful

adjective frook-TEE-feh-roh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'fructifer' (fruit-bearing), from 'fructus' (fruit) + 'ferre' (to carry).

Also means

productive

Usage Note

Fructífero is almost always used figuratively in modern Spanish to describe a productive meeting, negotiation, or effort — rarely about literal fruit-bearing plants, for which fructífero can technically apply but productivo is more common. A reunión fructífera implies tangible results were achieved. The feminine form is fructífera.

Examples

"La negociación resultó muy fructífera para ambas partes."

Natural Translation

The negotiation turned out very fruitful for both sides.

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