Fruits are essential foods for the proper functioning of our body. They are sources of vitamins, mineral salts, natural sugars, fiber, in addition to providing water to our body. It is recommended to eat fruit at any time and especially at the first meal of the day "el DESAYUNO”. They are light and there is always one that pleases the most demanding palate. Next, see the names of some fruits on the board. Remember that it is not possible to list them all, as some do not have a Spanish name, are specific to another country, or have not yet been named in the Spanish language.
| ESPAOL/ESPANHOL | PORTUGUESE/PORTUGUÊS |
| CHIRIMOYA | ATA |
| CIRUELA | PLUM |
| COCONUT | COCONUT |
| RASPBERRY | RASPBERRY |
| GRENADE | POMEGRANATE |
| HIGO | FIG |
| LIMON | LEMON |
| MANGO | MANGO |
| MELOCOTON/DURAZNO | PEACH |
| MELON | MELON |
| LIVES | BLACKBERRY |
| ORANGE | ORANGE |
| PEAR | PEAR |
| PIÑA / PINEAPPLE | PINEAPPLE |
| SANDIA | WATERMELON |
You may have noticed that two different names appear for the same fruit: the first is more used in Spain, while the second is used in Latin American countries that speak the language Spanish. See the example below:
AGOCADO/AVOCADO/PALTA - avocado
An interesting curiosity about this subject is that the “avocado”, in most Hispanic-American countries, is eaten with salt, oil and seasoning, as in the typical dish called “GUACAMOLE”. In the recipe, the fruit is mashed, seasoned and eaten with bread toast, or even placed in some foods, different from Brazil where the fruit is usually consumed as a vitamin or just with sugar.
Below the names of some more fruits. For dessert, or in Spanish, “he POSTRE”, a recipe of “FRUIT SALAD” easy to prepare.
CHERRY - FRESA cherry / FRUTILLA - strawberry
PLATANUS - banana MANZANA - apple GRAPE - grape
| Ingredients | preparation |
| 02 oranges | - peel all fruits |
| 01 mango | - wash the cutters and the grapes |
| ½ pineapple | - cut the fruit into small pieces |
| 1 manzana | - cut the grapes for the mitad |
| 1 kiwi | - reserve the full cutters |
| 10 grapes | - mix all in a container |
| 10 cutters | - dust he sugar for cliff |
| 04 bowls of sugar | - add the water |
| 200 ml of water | - put all over there nevera for 2 hours |
| - serve in portions and decorate with cutters |
The words "peel, merge and dust” are verbs that mean, respectively, “peel, mix and sprinkle”. Already "pieces, cliff and nevera” mean “pieces, on top and fridge”.
Speaking of fruits, do you know the meaning of the sentences below?
• EAT IT COCONUT TO SOMEONE
• ASK PEARS AL ELM.
These are phrases that use the name of fruit but do not have a literal meaning; in fact, they are used in contexts to express other meanings. In the first sentence the word “COCONUT”, although it is a fruit, it refers to the head, thought. The phrase is used when you are pressing someone with a lot of ideas.
The word "ELM”, written in the second sentence, is the name given to a tree native to Europe, used in the manufacture of furniture, whose fruit is inedible. Already the "PEAR” is the fruit of the pear tree, another tree; that is, there is no possibility of asking "PEARS” to a “ELM”. Therefore, the phrase is used when something is expected in vain or impossible to accomplish.
Rosana Beatriz Garrasini Sellanes
Brazil School Collaborator
Degree in Letters – Portuguese and Spanish by the Catholic University of Goiás – PUC/GO
Spanish - Brazil School