froita

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Galician

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Froita

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fruita (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin fructa, from Latin fructus. Cognate with Portuguese fruta and Spanish fruta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾojta/ [ˈfɾoj.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ojta
  • Hyphenation: froi‧ta

Noun

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froita f (plural froitas)

  1. a piece of fruit
  2. (uncountable) fruit
    • 1270, M. Romaní Martinez, editor, La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310):
      dar cada ano I quarteiro de froyta seca, meas castanas et meas nozes
      to give each year a quarter of dry fruit [nuts], half of chestnuts and half of walnuts
    • 1292, M. Lucas Alvarez & P. P. Lucas Dominguez (eds.), San Pedro de Ramirás. Un monasterio femenino en la Edad Media. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Publicacións de Caixa Galicia, page 439:
      da froita de Ledime [...] dian dela quarta parte salvo prepigos e cereijas
      of the fruit of Ledime [...] they should give a fourth, except peaches and cherries

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