fruta

Asturian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾuta/, [ˈfɾu.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Hyphenation: fru‧ta

Noun

fruta f (plural frutes)

1. fruit (any sweet, edible part of a plant)

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fruta (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fruta/ [fru.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Hyphenation: fru‧ta

Noun

fruta inan

1. fruit (edible part of a plant)

Declension

Declension of fruta (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	fruta	fruta	frutak
ergative	frutak	frutak	frutek
dative	frutari	frutari	frutei
genitive	frutaren	frutaren	fruten
comitative	frutarekin	frutarekin	frutekin
causative	frutarengatik	frutarengatik	frutengatik
benefactive	frutarentzat	frutarentzat	frutentzat
instrumental	frutaz	frutaz	frutez
inessive	frutatan	frutan	frutetan
locative	frutatako	frutako	frutetako
allative	frutatara	frutara	frutetara
terminative	frutataraino	frutaraino	frutetaraino
directive	frutatarantz	frutarantz	frutetarantz
destinative	frutatarako	frutarako	frutetarako
ablative	frutatatik	frutatik	frutetatik
partitive	frutarik	—	—
prolative	frutatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• fruta-arbola (“fruit tree”)
• fruta-denda (“fruit store”)
• fruta-gustuko (“fruity”)
• frutagintza (“fruit farming”)
• frutaontzi (“fruit bowl”)
• frutari (“fruit seller”)
• frutategi (“fruit bowl”)

 

Further reading

• “fruta”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “fruta”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese fruta. Cognate with Kabuverdianu fruta.

Noun

fruta

1. fruit

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese fruta.

Noun

fruta

1. fruit

Leonese

Alternative forms

• fruita

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾuta/, [ˈfɾu.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Hyphenation: fru‧ta

Noun

fruta f (plural frutas)

1. fruit

References

• fruta at the Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese, Spanish, and Kabuverdianu fruta.

Noun

fruta

1. fruit

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fruita (archaic, Brazil)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾu.tɐ/

• Rhymes: (most dialects) -utɐ, (Southern Brazil) -uta
• Hyphenation: fru‧ta

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fruita, from Late Latin fructa, designating the collective of Latin frūctus. Compare Galician froita.

Noun

fruta f (plural frutas)

1. (uncountable) fruit (as a collective)
2. an single piece of fruit or nut

   Synonyms: fruto, peça de fruta

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:fruta.

Derived terms

• salada de fruta

 

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: fruta
• Kabuverdianu: fruta
• Papiamentu: fruta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fruta

1. inflection of frutar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾuta/ [ˈfɾu.t̪a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: fru‧ta

Etymology 1

From fruto, corresponding to Late Latin frūcta, from Latin frūctus. Compare Portuguese fruta, Catalan fruita, Italian frutta, Sicilian frutta.

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)

Derived terms

• afrutado
• dulce de frutas (“fruit cake”) (Panama)
• ensalada de frutas
• fruta de horno
• fruta de la pasión
• fruta de pan
• fruta de sartén
• fruta del cercado ajeno
• fruta del dragón
• fruta del país
• fruta del tiempo
• fruta fresca
• fruta nueva
• fruta prohibida
• fruta seca
• frutal
• frutería
• frutero
• mosca de la fruta
• pastel de fruta (“fruit cake”)
• salpicón de frutas
• tirar fruta
• uno come la fruta aceda, y otro tiene la dentera

 

Related terms

• fruto

 

Etymology 2

Verb

fruta

1. inflection of frutar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “fruta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
• fruta on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Anagrams

• trufa