Fruit
/fruːt/
EN
The sweet, fleshy seed-bearing part of a plant, eaten as food.
I ate a fresh piece of fruit for breakfast this morning.
Etymology
Comes from Latin 'fructus' meaning 'enjoyment, produce, fruit', via Old French 'fruit' meaning 'product of the earth' before entering Middle English.
Translations
简体中文
水果
繁體中文
水果
日本語
果物
한국어
과일
Deutsch
Obst
Español
fruta
Português
fruta
Français
fruit
Català
fruita
Tiếng Việt
trái cây
Collocations
fresh fruitdried fruitcitrus fruittropical fruitfruit salad
Synonyms
produceyield
Antonyms
vegetable