frutta

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Italian frutta, from Late Latin fructa, from Italian fructus. Doublet of frütten.

Noun

frutta f

1. (Luserna) fruit

   Synonyms: frütten, òbas

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrut.ta/

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• Rhymes: -utta
• Hyphenation: frùt‧ta

Etymology 1

From Late Latin fructa, from Latin fructus.

Noun

frutta f (usually uncountable, plural frutte, diminutive (uncommon) frutterèlla)

1. (collective, uncountable) fruit (food)

   Synonym: frutto

   L'arancia è un tipo di frutta. ― The orange is a type of fruit.

   Oggi c'è tanta frutta. ― Today there is a lot of fruit.

   La frutta è importante quanto la verdura nella dieta di ogni giorno. ― Fruit is as important as the vegetables in the everyday's diet.

2. (regional, countable) a fruit
   • 1926, Franco Silvestri (lyrics and music), “'Na gita a li Castelli”:

     Li prati a tutto spiano // so' frutte, vigne e grano, // s'annamo a mette lì, // Nannì, Nannì.

     The meadows all around // are fruits, vineyards and grain, // we're going there // Nannì, Nannì.

Derived terms

• coltello da frutta (“fruit knife”)
• frutta a guscio, frutta secca (“nuts still in their shells”) (especially walnuts, almonds, etc.)
• frutta candita (“candied fruit”)
• fruttaiolo (“fruiterer, greengrocer”)
• fruttarismo
• fruttarlo

 

Related terms

• fruttato (“fruity”)
• frutteto (“orchard”)
• frutticolo (“fruit (relational)”)
• fruttiera (“a fruit dish”)

 

Descendants

• → Cimbrian: frutta

Etymology 2

Verb

frutta

1. inflection of fruttare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• frutta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Sardinian

Etymology

From Late Latin fructa, from Latin fructus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrutta/

Noun

frutta f

1. (collective, uncountable) fruit (food)

   Synonym: fruttu, pomu

Derived terms

• fruttare