Also means
to decay
Usage Note
Pudir is not a standard infinitive; the recognized verbs for 'to rot' are pudrir and its older variant podrir, both in the RAE dictionary. The everyday verb is usually reflexive: pudrirse (la fruta se pudre). The past participle podrido is used adjectivally to mean 'rotten'.
Examples
"La fruta empieza a pudir."
Natural Translation
The fruit is starting to rot.
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