strawberry

la fresa

la frutilla

Food Vocabulary

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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.

Examples

Phrases

I like strawberries	me gustan las fresas
grapes or strawberries	uvas o fresas
my favorite fruit is strawberries	mi fruta favorita son las fresas
the elephant walks over the strawberries	el elefante pisotea las fresas
they say that they do not eat strawberries	ellos dicen que no comen fresas
strawberries and cream	las fresas con crema