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fruit (**프루**트)the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food

Pronunciation (IPA): /fruːt/

Korean meaning: 과일, 열매

Korean pronunciation: **프루**트

Example Sentences

  • My diet consists mainly of vegetables, but I secretly dream of becoming a fruit vampire who only bites into juicy peaches.
  • After years of studying, her efforts finally bore fruit when she passed the medical exam.
  • The supermarket's fruit section looks like a rainbow exploded and decided to become nutritious.

fruit

NOUN

//fruːt//

the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food

fruit concept
💡 Concept

the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/fruːt/
🇬🇧 UK/fruːt/

🌳Etymology

Rootfruit

Origin

라틴어 'fructus'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 '즐기다, 사용하다'를 의미하는 'frui'라는 동사에서 나왔습니다. 고대부터 인간이 과일을 즐겨 먹었던 것처럼, 과일은 자연이 주는 달콤한 선물이라는 의미를 담고 있습니다.

🎵Rhyme

suitrootbootshootroute
suit
root
boot
shoot
route

🔗Collocations

fresh fruit
tropical fruit
bear fruit
fruit salad
forbidden fruit
fruit juice
ripe fruit

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My diet consists mainly of vegetables, but I secretly dream of becoming a fruit vampire who only bites into juicy peaches.

After years of studying, her efforts finally bore fruit when she passed the medical exam.

😄 Fun example

The supermarket's fruit section looks like a rainbow exploded and decided to become nutritious.

Eating five servings of fruit and vegetables daily is recommended for good health.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

produceharvestcropyield

Antonyms

vegetablegrain

Related

treeseedvitaminnutritionorchardjuiceorganic

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