vegetable

el vegetal

vegetable(vehj-tuh-buhl)

noun

1. (general)

a. el vegetal

(M)

It's better to eat raw vegetables for all of the nutrients they have.

Es preferible comer vegetales crudos por todos los nutrientes que tienen.

b. la verdura

(F)

The vegetable soup consists of broth, carrots, celery, potatoes, and peas.

La sopa de verduras consiste en caldo, zanahorias, apio, papas y guisantes.

c. la hortaliza

(F)

She has a garden full of leaf vegetables in the backyard.

Ella tiene un jardín lleno de hortalizas verdes en el patio trasero.

vegetable

Noun

1. (plant)

a. la hortaliza

(F)

vegetablesverdura f, verduras fpl

eat up your vegetablescómete la verdura

vegetable gardenhuerto m

vegetable oilaceite vegetal

2. (brain-damaged person)

a. el vegetal

(M)

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vegetable [ˈvedʒɪtəbl]

noun

1 (Bot) vegetal (m); planta (f); (Cookery) (food) hortaliza (f); verdura (f)

we grow a few vegetables in our garden tenemos plantadas algunas verduras or hortalizas en el jardín

many vegetables are quite easy to grow

green vegetables verdura(s) (f)

plural

; (p) diced vegetables menestra (f) de verduras; vegetables are an important part of the diet la verdura es or las hortalizas son una parte importante de la dieta; come along, eat up your vegetables! ¡vamos, cómete la verdura!

why is it that children don't like eating vegetables? we need to buy some vegetables we buy our fresh vegetables in the market vegetables should not be overcooked or they lose their vitamins

root

2 (human vegetable) vegetal (m)

modifier

vegetable dish (n) (food) plato (m) de verdura(s); (vessel) fuente (f) de verdura(s)

vegetable fat (n) grasa (f) vegetal

vegetable garden (n) (big) huerta (f); (small) huerto (m)

the vegetable kingdom (n) el reino vegetal

vegetable marrow (n) especially (Britain) calabacín (m)

vegetable matter (n) materia (f) vegetal

vegetable oil (n) aceite (m) vegetal

vegetable patch (n) huerto (m); huertecito (m)

vegetable salad (n) ensalada (f) verde; macedonia (f) de verduras con mayonesa; ensaladilla (f) rusa

vegetable soup (n) sopa (f) de verduras