vegetable words

Question

Aprende que "vegetables" es "verduras" en español, pero ví "vegetales" y "vehículos" a veces....

Are they just multiple choices for saying the same thing, or do they have different shades of meaning or connotation? Do you know if there are regional differences in what is preferred?

Answer 1

From what I've seen it seems 'verdura' is more commonly used than the others, however, I would say they're synonyms.

'Vegetal' may also refer to plants in general. 'El mundo vegetal' - 'The plant kingdom'

Hope that helped a bit

Answer 2

Wow - "vehículos" must be some regional thing - it typically means "vehicles". "Verduras", "vegetales", "legumbres" or "hortalizas" all mean "vegetables".

whoa - you're right about "vehículos" - I didn't recognize it at first - this one I saw on the translator! - kittybrougham, Oct 20, 2009

Answer 3

Isn't "vegetal" an adjective? Por ejemplo, "un bocadillo vegetal" is a vegetable sandwich?

vegetal may be a noun or an adjective. Mundo vegetal, adjective. Comer vegeatales, noun. - mediterrunio, Jan 14, 2010