fruta

Etymology

From frutu, corresponding to Late Latin fructa, from Latin fructus.

Noun

fruta f (plural frutes)

1. fruit

Etymology

From Portuguese fruta and Spanish fruta and Kabuverdianu fruta.

Noun

fruta

1. fruit

Alternative forms

• fruita

Etymology

From fruto, or modified from Old Portuguese fruita, froita, from Late Latin fructa, from Latin frūctus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾu.ta/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾu.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: fru‧ta

Noun

fruta f (plural frutas)

1. An edible fruit or nut.

Etymology

From fruto, corresponding to Late Latin fructa, from Latin fructus. Compare Portuguese fruta, Catalan fruita, Italian and Sicilian frutta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾuta/, [ˈfɾut̪a]

Noun

fruta f (plural frutas)

1. fruit (the seed-bearing part of a plant)
2. fruit (any sweet, edible part of a plant)
3. fruit (an end result, effect, or consequence)

Further reading

• “fruta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
• fruta on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Anagrams

• trufa