frutto

See also: fruttò and frùtto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fructus, itself from the verb fruor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfru.tːo/, [ˈfr̺ut̪.t̪o]

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• Hyphenation: frùt‧to

Noun

frutto m (plural frutti)

1. (botany) fruit
2. (rare in the plural, when the number is unspecified the collective form frutta is used instead of the plural) fruit (food)

   Synonym: (collective) frutta f

3. (figuratively) fruit (an end result, effect, or consequence), harvest

   Synonyms: guadagno, risultato

4. (figuratively) fruit (offspring from a sexual union)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• frutteto (“orchard”)
• frutticolo (“fruit”) (attributive)
• fruttidoro (“Fructidor”) (a month in the French Republican Calendar)
• fruttifero (“that produces fruit (a plant/tree), fertile (soil, ground), useful, profitable”)
• frutto di mare (“seafood”)
• fruttosio (“fructose”)

Related terms

Related terms

• fruttato (“fruity”)
• fruttiera (“a fruit dish”)
• fruttificare (“to bear fruit”) (of a plant)
• fruttuoso (“fruitful, profitable”)