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fruta

Definitions of fruta
  1. noun
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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    manzana
    fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
    baya
    any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
    cítrico, fruta cítrica
    any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
    albaricoque
    downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
    melocotón
    downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh
    nectarina
    a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin
    ciruela
    any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit
    fruta seca
    fruit preserved by drying
    higo
    fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
    ananá, ananás, piña, piña americana
    large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
    banana, plátano
    elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
    maracuyá
    egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks
    fruto del árbol del pan
    a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts
    melón
    any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
    cereza
    a red fruit with a single hard stone
    uva
    any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
    chirimoya
    the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp
    papaya
    fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
    papaya
    large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh
    kiwi, quivi
    fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
    mango
    large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed
    sapote
    brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet
    tamarindo
    large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys
    aguacate
    a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
    dátil
    sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
    guayaba
    tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies
    azufaifa
    dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
    lichi
    Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
    níspero
    crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
    níspero
    a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
    pera
    sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
    granada
    large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind
    higo chumbo, higo de pala, higo de tuna
    round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti
    membrillo
    aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
    serba
    acid gritty-textured fruit
    manzana silvestre
    small sour apple; suitable for preserving
    manzana
    an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking
    manzana ácida
    an apple used primarily in cooking for pies and applesauce etc
    arándano, mirtilo
    blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
    arándano
    sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants
    arándano, mirtilo
    very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
    grosella
    any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams
    móra, zarzamora
    large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
    frambuesa
    large red variety of the dewberry
    frambuesa
    red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries
    fresa, fresón
    sweet fleshy red fruit
    almez
    small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States
    caqui
    orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
    naranja
    round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
    mandarina
    a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China
    limón
    yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
    lima
    the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
    pomelo
    large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half
    acimboga, cidra
    large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
    ciruela damascena
    dark purple plum of the damson tree
    ciruela claudia
    sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum
    ciruela pasa
    dried plum
    pasa
    dried grape
    granadilla
    the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers
    sandía
    large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
    cereza
    any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh
    guinda
    acid cherries used for pies and preserves
    chirimoya
    large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples
    guanábana
    large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples
    mora
    sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus
    type of:
    producto agrícola
    fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
    fruto
    the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
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