grapefruit

la toronja

Dictionary

Examples

Pronunciation

grapefruit(

)

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 toronja

(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

Did you buy fruit at the market? - Yes. I bought grapefruits, oranges, and mangoes.¿Compraste frutas en el mercado? - Sí. Compré toronjas, naranjas y mangos.

Drinking a glass of grapefruit juice makes me feel healthy.Tomar un vaso de jugo de toronja me hace sentir saludable.

b. el pomelo

(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)

(Southern Cone)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Grapefruit is high in vitamin C.El pomelo tiene un alto contenido de vitamina C.

2. (botany)

a. el toronjo

(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)

There are grapefruits, limes, and oranges in the orchard.En la huerta hay toronjos, limeros y naranjos.

b. el pomelo

(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 beautiful flowers that grapefruit has.Que bonitas flores tiene ese pomelo.

grapefruit

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

Noun

1. (general)

a. el pomelo

(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)

b. la toronja

(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

grapefruit [ˈɡreɪpfruːt]

noun

grapefruit grapefruits pomelo (m); toronja (f); especially (LAm)

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Examples