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"Blueberry" is a noun which is often translated as "el arándano", and "cranberry" is a noun which is also often translated as "el arándano". Learn more about the difference between "blueberry" and "cranberry" below.
blueberry(
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beh
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fruit)
a. el arándano (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Blueberry pie is a perfect summer dessert.La torta de arándanos es un postre veraniego perfecto.
I'm starving. I only had a blueberry muffin for lunch.Me estoy muriendo de hambre. Solo me comí un muffin de arándano de almuerzo.
b. la mora azul (F) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
I'm going to make a smoothie with yogurt and blueberries.Voy a preparar un licuado con yogur y moras azules.
cranberry(
krahn
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behr
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fruit)
a. el arándano (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The price of cranberries has come down with the expansion of growing regions.El precio de arándanos ha bajado con la expansión de regiones de cultivo.
We're going to make the sauce with a blend of cranberries and spices.Vamos a preparar la salsa con una mezcla de arándanos y especias.
b. el arándano agrio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We've got to buy cranberries for Thanksgiving dinner.Hay que comprar arándanos agrios para la cena de Acción de Gracias.
c. el arándano rojo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This smoothie is so sour! - Oops, I used cranberries instead of blueberries.¡Este licuado está bien agrio! - Ups, le puse arándanos rojos en vez de arándanos azules.
