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uva

grape

noun OO-bah Rare

Usage Note

Uva refers to the individual grape berry; a bunch of grapes is a racimo de uvas. In Spain the tradition of eating twelve uvas at midnight on New Year's Eve (one per clock stroke) is called las uvas de la suerte.

Examples

"Me comí una uva del racimo."

Natural Translation

I ate a grape from the bunch.

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