strawberry
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fruit

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"Strawberry" is a noun which is often translated as "la fresa", and "fruit" is a noun which is often translated as "la fruta". Learn more about the difference between "strawberry" and "fruit" below.

strawberry(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (fruit)

a. la fresa

(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).

(F)

We have strawberries and cream for dessert.Tenemos fresas con crema de postre.

b. la frutilla

(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).

(F)

Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

My favorite dessert is strawberries and cream.Mi postre favorito es frutillas con crema.

2. (botany)

a. la fresa

(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).

(F)

I put netting over the strawberries to protect them from birds.Pongo una red sobre las fresas para protegerlas de los pájaros.

b. la frutilla

(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).

(F)

The strawberries are doing well this year.Las frutillas están creciendo bien este año.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

3. (flavor)

a. de fresa

I love toast with strawberry jam.Me encanta comer tostadas con mermelada de fresa.

b. de frutilla

Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

I bought a strawberry ice cream.Me compré un helado de frutilla.

fruit(

frut

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (culinary)

a. la fruta

(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).

(F)

We bought some fruit in the market.Compramos fruta en el mercado.

2. (result)

a. el fruto

(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).

(M)

It is now that they are reaping the fruits of their hard work.Es ahora cuando están recogiendo los frutos de su esfuerzo.

3. (botany)

a. el fruto

(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).

(M)

What fruit tree gives fruit year round?¿Qué árbol frutal da frutos todo el año?

A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.

(extremely offensive)

(homosexual)

a. el maricón

(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).

(M)

A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.

(extremely offensive)

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (to give results)

a. dar fruto

Our apple tree fruits every other year.Nuestro manzano da fruto un año sí y otro no.

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