Fruit Flashcards

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Banana
(Spain)

A

Banana

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Banana
(Central America) (South America)

The banana had been in the fridge for too long and had turned black.

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banano
“bah-nah-noh”

El banano llevaba mucho tiempo en la nevera y estaba ennegrecido.

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Banana
(México, Perú, Chile, Bolivia)

I love eating bananas with hazelnut cream.

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Plátano
plah-tah-noh”

plátano can also be used to refer to plantains,

Me encanta comer el plátano con crema de avellana

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Strawberry
(Spain)

There’s strawberries and cream for dessert.

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Fresa
freh-sah”

Hay fresas con crema de postre.

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Apple

The evil queen gave Snow White a poisoned apple.

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Manzana
* Spain: “mahn-thah-nah”
* Latin America: “mahn-sah-nah”

La reina malvada le dio una manzana envenenada a Blancanieves.

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Strawberry
(South America)

I put strawberries and blueberries in my yogurt.

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Frutilla
“froo-tee-yah”

Le puse frutillas y arándanos al yogur.

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M

Blackberry

I love blackberry jam.

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Mora
moh-rah”

Me encanta la mermelada de mora.

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Raspberry

Do you like adding raspberries to yogurt?

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Frambuesa
“frahm-bweh-sah”

¿Te gusta echarle frambuesas al yogur?

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Blueberry

My grandmother is famous for her delicious blueberry pie.

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Arándano
“ah-rahn-dah-noh”

Mi abuela es famosa por su deliciosa tarta de arándano.

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Pineapple
(Spain)

I love to put pineapple on my pizza.

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Piña
pee-nyah”

Me encanta ponerle piña a mi pizza.

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Mango

I bought mangos and kiwis at the market.

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Mango
mahng-goh”

Compré mangos y kiwis en el mercado

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Pear

We bought a basket of pears at the market

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Pera
peh-rah”

Compramos una cesta de peras en el mercado.

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13
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Pineapple
(Latin America)

It was hot, so we ate pineapples and melons.

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Ananás
“ah-nah-nahs

Hacía calor, así que comimos ananás y melones.

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Avocado
(Spain)

I ate the whole avocado, and I’m not sorry.

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aguacate
“ah-gwah-kah-teh”

Me comí el aguacate entero, y no me arrepiento

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Watermelon

I bought a watermelon and some plums.

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Sandía
“sahn-dee-ah”

Compré una sandía y varias ciruelas.

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Orange

El jugo de naranja es mi bebida preferida por la mañana.

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Naranja
“nah-rahng-hah”

Orange juice is my preferred drink in the morning.

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Peach
(Spain & Puerto Rico)

Let’s go to the market to buy some fresh peaches.

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Melocotón
“meh-loh-koh-tohn

Vamos al mercado a comprar melocotones frescos.

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Grape

We eat twelve grapes every New Year.

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Uva
oo-bah”

Comemos doce uvas cada Año Nuevo.

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Avocado
(South America)

We bought a lot of avocados to make guacamole.

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palta
pahl-tah”

Compramos muchas paltas para hacer guacamole

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20
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Cherry

The salad has cherries and almonds.

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Cereza
Spain: “theh-reh-thah”
Latin America: “seh-reh-sah”

La ensalada lleva cerezas y almendras

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Coconut

I bought a couple of coconuts because I love the milk.

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coco
koh-koh”

Compré un par de cocos porque me encanta la leche

22
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Peach
(Latin America)

A

Durazno
Spain: “doo-rahth-noh”
Latin America: “doo-rahs-noh”

23
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Melon

We had a delicious melon, papaya, and banana fruit salad for breakfast.

A

Melón
“meh-lohn

Desayunamos una rica ensalada de melón, papaya y plátano.

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Cantaloupe

I bought watermelons and cantaloupes.

A

Cantalupo

Compré sandías y cantalupos

25
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Grapefruit

I like oranges, but I prefer grapefruits.

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Toronja
“toh-rohng-hah”

Me gustan las naranjas, pero prefiero las toronjas.

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Papaya

Eating papaya freshly cut from the tree is the best.

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Papaya
“pah-pah-yah”

Comer papaya recién cortada del árbol es lo mejor.

27
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Kiwi

Cut the kiwi in half and use a spoon to scoop out the fruit.

A

Kiwi
kee-wee”

Corta el kiwi por la mitad y usa una cuchara para sacar la fruta.

28
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Lime

Cut the lime in slices to squeeze them into our beers.

A

Lima
lee-mah”

Corta la lima en rodajas para exprimirlas en nuestras cervezas.

29
Q

Lemon

What’s in the lemonade? - Just lemon, water, and sugar.

A

Limón
“lee-mohn

¿Qué le has puesto a la limonada? - Solo limón, agua y azúcar.

30
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Plum

I eat lots of plums in the summer.

A

Ciruela
Spain: “thee-rweh-lah”
Latin America: “see-rweh-lah”

Como muchas ciruelas en el verano.

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Tomato

The sauce is made from tomatoes picked directly from the vine.

A

tomate
“toh-mah-teh”

La salsa está hecha de tomates recogidos directamente de la vid.

32
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Apricot
(Spain)

I bought apricots and peaches at the market.

A

Albaricoque
“ahl-bah-ree-koh-keh”

Compré albaricoques y duraznos en el mercado.

33
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Apricot
(Latin America)

I like addding cherries and apricots in syrup to my frozen yogurt.

A

Damasco
“dah-mahs-koh”

Me gusta ponerle cerezas y damascos en almíbar al helado de yogur.

34
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Fig

I like figs because they’re sweet.

A

Higo
ee-goh”

Me gustan los higos porque son dulces.

35
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Little Orange
(Spain)

The inside of a naranjilla is green.

A

naranjilla
“nah-rahng-hee-yah”

La parte interior de la naranjilla es verde

36
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Little orange
(Colombia)

The naranjillas I bought weren’t ripe yet.

A

lulo
loo-loh”

Los lulos que compré no estaban maduros todavía.

37
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Japanese Plum

These are found in all tropical regions, Latin America or Asia.

My grandmother made jelly with the loquats I picked.

A

níspero
nees-peh-roh”

Mi abuela hizo jalea con los nísperos que recolecté

38
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Japanese Plum
(Mexico)

heavily associated with the Day of the Dead because they’re placed on altars as offerings.
A

mísperos

39
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Lotus Fruit

Native to Asia, it has made its way into Latino culture. It’s held in high regard in Indian and Asian culture (the lotus flower is both India and Vietnam’s national flower).
A

Martillo
“mahr-tee-yoh”

40
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Inca Berry

This one is native to Peru and has interesting names in both Spanish and English. In Latin America, physalis is also called uchuva (in Colombia particularly) and uvilla (in Ecuador), and the latter literally translates to “little grape.”
A

Uchuva

41
Q

Sweet

The cake is a bit too sweet for me.

A

Dulce
Spain: “dool-theh”
Latin America: “dool-seh”

El pastel está algo dulce para mí.

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Sour

This orange juice tastes sour.

A

Masculine: Agrio
* “ah-gryoh”
Feminine: Agria

Este jugo de naranja está agrio.

43
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Bitter

Coffee without sugar has a bitter taste.

A

Masculine: Amargo
* “ah-mahr-goh”
Feminine: Amarga

El café sin azúcar tiene un sabor amargo.

44
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Ripe

The red tomatoes are ripe.

A

Masculine: Maduro
“mah-doo-roh”
Feminine: Madura

Los tomates rojos están maduros.

45
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Seeds

I bought sunflower seeds to eat on the road

A

Semillas
“seh-mee-yah”

Compré semillas de girasol para comer en el camino.

46
Q

Peel

When the milk is boiling, add sugar and the peel of an orange.

A

Cáscara
kahs-kah-rah”

Cuando la leche hierva, añade azúcar y una cáscara de naranja

47
Q

Pit

Last summer, I planted an avocado pit in the garden.

A

Hueso
weh-soh”

El verano pasado planté un hueso de aguacate en el jardín

48
Q

To peel

Hugo used a knife to peel the orange.

A

Pelar

Hugo usó un cuchillo para pelar la naranja.

49
Q

To eat

A

Comer