frutto

See also: fruttò and frùtto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fructus, itself from the verb fruor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfru.tːo/, [ˈfr̺ut̪.t̪o]
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Hyphenation: frùt‧to

Noun

frutto m (plural frutti)

(botany) fruit
(rare in the plural, when the number is unspecified the collective form frutta is used instead of the plural) fruit (food)
Synonym: frutta f (collective)
(figuratively) fruit (an end result, effect, or consequence), harvest
Synonyms: guadagno, risultato
(figuratively) fruit (offspring from a sexual union)

Derived terms

Derived terms

frutteto (“orchard”)
frutticolo (“fruit”) (attributive)
fruttidoro (“Fructidor”) (a month in the French Republican Calendar)
fruttifero (“that produces fruit (a plant/tree), fertile (soil, ground), useful, profitable”)
frutto di mare (“seafood”)
fruttosio (“fructose”)

Related terms

→

fruttato (“fruity”)
fruttiera (“a fruit dish”)
fruttificare (“to bear fruit”) (of a plant)
fruttuoso (“fruitful, profitable”)

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