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fruto

fruit

noun FROO-toh Less Common
Food & Drink Fruits

Also means

result

Usage Note

Fruto and fruta are not interchangeable. Fruta refers to edible fruit you buy and eat; fruto refers to the botanical product of a plant or tree (including nuts and pods) and is also used figuratively: el fruto de su trabajo (the fruit of one's labour). Frutos secos (dried fruits and nuts) is the standard culinary term.

Examples

"El trabajo dará sus frutos con el tiempo."

Natural Translation

The work will bear fruit in time.

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