🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

fruta tropical

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fru-ta tro-pi-cal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tropical Fruit/ˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl fruːt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Las mangos y las piñas son ejemplos de fruta tropical."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Fruits that grow in tropical climates, typically characterized by high temperatures and humidity.

    "Mangoes and pineapples are popular examples of tropical fruits."
  2. 2

    Any fruit that is cultivated in regions near the equator.

    "Tropical fruits like papayas and guavas are often used in smoothies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'tropical fruit' combines 'tropical', derived from the Latin 'tropicus', meaning 'turning' or 'of the tropics', and 'fruit', from the Latin 'fructus', meaning 'to enjoy' or 'to use'. The phrase evolved to describe fruits that grow in tropical climates, which are characterized by warm temperatures and high humidity.

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