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How to Say "full-fat" in Spanish

The Spanish word forfull-fatis enteraA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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entera

AdjectiveA1
used for dairy products like milk
A single, large, perfectly whole and unpeeled orange resting on a plain surface, illustrating the concept of being undivided.

Examples

Comí la pizza entera y ahora me duele el estómago.

I ate the whole pizza, and now my stomach hurts.

La familia entera asistió a la boda.

The entire family attended the wedding.

Para esta receta solo usamos leche entera.

For this recipe, we only use whole (full-fat) milk.

Gender Match

Remember, 'entera' is the feminine form. You must only use it when describing feminine nouns, like 'mesa' (table) or 'vida' (life). For masculine nouns, use 'entero'.

Emphasis

To really stress that something is totally whole, you often place 'entera' right after the noun it describes: 'la casa entera' (the whole house).

Mixing Genders

Mistake:El ciudad entera es ruidosa.

Correction: La ciudad entera es ruidosa. (Because 'ciudad' is feminine, you need 'la' and 'entera'.)

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