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pudir

to rot

verb poo-DEER Rare

Also means

to decay

Usage Note

Pudir is not a standard infinitive; the recognized verbs for 'to rot' are pudrir and its older variant podrir, both in the RAE dictionary. The everyday verb is usually reflexive: pudrirse (la fruta se pudre). The past participle podrido is used adjectivally to mean 'rotten'.

Examples

"La fruta empieza a pudir."

Natural Translation

The fruit is starting to rot.

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