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A simple wooden bowl overflowing with brightly colored assorted fruits, including a red apple, a yellow banana, and purple grapes.

fruta

FROO-tah

nounfA1
fruit?edible produce

📝 In Action

Me gusta comer mucha fruta fresca en el desayuno.

A1

I like to eat a lot of fresh fruit for breakfast.

Mi fruta favorita es la sandía.

A1

My favorite fruit is watermelon.

La frutería vende diferentes tipos de fruta de temporada.

A2

The fruit store sells different types of seasonal fruit.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • fruto (produce/yield (often used figuratively))

Common Collocations

  • fruta fresca – fresh fruit
  • jugo de fruta – fruit juice
  • ensalada de fruta – fruit salad

💡 Grammar Points

Always Feminine

Even though it starts with 'fr-', 'fruta' is a feminine noun. Always use 'la fruta' or 'una fruta'.

❌ Common Pitfalls

Confusing Fruta and Verdura

Mistake: "Using 'vegetal' or 'verdura' for sweet produce like apples."

Correction: 'Fruta' refers to the sweet, seed-bearing part of a plant (apples, bananas). 'Verdura' or 'vegetal' refers to savory parts like leaves, stems, or roots (spinach, carrots).

⭐ Usage Tips

General vs. Specific

Use the singular 'la fruta' when talking about fruit as a category ('Me gusta la fruta'). Use the plural 'las frutas' when talking about different types or multiple pieces ('Compré tres frutas diferentes').

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: fruta

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence correctly uses 'fruta' in Spanish?

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Word Family

frutería(fruit store) - noun
frutero(fruit bowl / fruit seller) - noun
afrutado(fruity (adjective)) - adjective

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I say 'fruit bowl'?

The most common word for a container designed to hold fruit is 'el frutero'. Be careful, as 'frutero' can also mean the person who sells fruit!

Why is 'fruta' feminine if it doesn't end in -a (like 'el agua')?

'Fruta' *does* end in -a. It is simply a regular feminine noun. Words like 'el agua' (water) are masculine but use 'el' only because they start with a stressed 'a' sound, which isn't the case for 'fruta'.