fruto

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fruto

Alternative forms

• fructo (obsolete)

Etymology

From fructo, borrowed from Latin fructus, a derivative of Latin fruor (“I enjoy”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhrug- (“to make use of, to have enjoyment of”). Displaced the native inherited doublet fruito.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾu.tʊ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾu.tu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾu.to/
• Hyphenation: fru‧to

Noun

fruto m (plural frutos)

1. (poetic, antiquated) fruit (biology term)
2. fruit; result; reward
3. offspring (daughters and sons)

Usage notes

• fruto is rarely used in a normal conversation when referring to fruit, fruta is prefered instead. But biology books and studies prefer fruto.

Synonyms

• (part of plant): fruta
• (result): ganho, produto, proveito, rebento, resultado, vantagem
• (offspring): descendência, filhos, geração, prole, rebento

Hyponyms

• (part of plant): baga, drupa, pomo, noz, vagem

Derived terms

• pseudofruto

Related terms

desfrutar enfrutecer frugífero frugívoro fruir

fruta fruteira fruteiro frutescência frutescente

frutescer fruticultor fruticultura frutífago frutífero

frutificação frutificado frutificar frutívoro frutose

frutuoso infrutescência usufruir usufruto

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fructus. Compare the inherited Old Spanish frucho.

Noun

fruto m (plural frutos)

1. (botany) any fruit from a plant, whether sweet or not (like avocado or tomato), edible or not
2. any vegetable or produce that is grown
3. (economics) profit from an activity
4. result of an action, omission, attitude, etc.
5. (figuratively) offspring

Related terms

• disfrutar v
• fructuoso adj
• fructificar v
• fruta f
• frutería f
• frutero m
• infructuoso adj

Derived terms

• dar fruto v