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fruta

fruit

noun FROO-tah Less Common
Food & Drink Fruits

Usage Note

Fruta is the general uncountable word for fruit as food (comer fruta), while fruto refers to the botanical fruit or a figurative outcome (frutos del trabajo). A greengrocer is a frutería (f) and the seller a frutero/a. English learners often confuse fruta (edible) with fruto (result/product).

Examples

"Desayuno fruta y yogur cada mañana."

Natural Translation

I eat fruit and yoghurt every morning.

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