fruta

[FROO-tah]

nounfemininepl: frutas

fruit

1. The sweet or savory product of a plant's flowering part, containing seeds and often eaten as food

I eat fresh fruit every morning for breakfast.

Eu como fruta fresca toda manhã no café da manhã.

2. Any edible plant product used as food

The market sells a variety of tropical fruits.

O mercado vende uma variedade de frutas tropicais.

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese

fruta

Standard term used throughout Brazil

Portugal

fruta

Standard term used in European Portuguese

fruta proibida - forbidden fruit

fruta seca - dried fruit

fruta da época - seasonal fruit

dar seus frutos - to bear fruit, to yield results

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