Polyglot Dictionary

fruto

/ˈfɾutu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os frutos

Meaning

  1. fruit

    • O fruto amadureceu.

      The fruit ripened.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

fruta

fruta specifically means edible fruit, the kind you eat; fruto is more general or botanical, which can be non-edible or figurative, "fruto do trabalho," fruit of labor.

Similar in other languages

German

Frucht

Frucht is the German word for the same thing — both mean "fruit."

German

Obst

Obst is the German word for the same thing — both mean "fruit."

Spanish

fruta

fruta is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "fruit."

Practice

1 What does fruto mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ amadureceu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fruto?

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