prensado en frío
/pɾensado en fɾio/from spelling rules
The English phrase "cold pressed" is translated into Spanish as prensado en frío.
This phrase describes a method of extracting oil or juice from plants without using heat.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, several variations are used depending on the context. To refer to cold-pressed juice, you can use zumo exprimido en frío or the common phrase Zumo prensado en frío. Another alternative used in Spain is Zumo a baja temperatura, which literally means juice at a low temperature.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using prensado en frío as an adjective to modify a noun, the word prensado must agree in gender and number with that noun. For example, you would say aceite prensado en frío for a masculine singular noun, but jugos prensados en frío for a masculine plural noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/pɾensado en fɾio/
Did you know?
- The word frío evolved from the Latin frīgidus, which is the same root that gave English the words 'fridge' and 'refrigerator'.
- While zumo is the standard word for juice in Spain, people in most of Latin America use jugo instead.
- The term prensado comes from prensar, which is used both for extracting oils and for the mechanical process of printing text.
Examples in context
- Este jugo está prensado en fríoThis juice is cold pressed
- El aceite de oliva se obtiene mediante extracción en fríoOlive oil is obtained through cold pressing
- Me encanta beber jugo prensado en frío todas las mañanasI love drinking cold-pressed juice every morning
- El aceite de coco es mejor cuando es prensado en fríoCoconut oil is better when it's cold pressed
- Me encanta tomar zumo exprimido en frío en el veranoI love drinking cold-pressed juice in the summer
- aceite de oliva prensado en fríoCold pressed olive oil
- Este aceite es prensado en frío.This oil is cold pressed.
- Prefiero el jugo prensado en frío.I prefer cold pressed juice.
- Busco un producto prensado en frío.I am looking for a cold pressed product.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are shopping for olive oil in a grocery store.
- Lucía¿Es este aceite prensado en frío, Daniel?Is this oil cold pressed, Daniel?
- DanielSí, Lucía, es de la mejor calidad.Yes, Lucía, it is of the best quality.
- LucíaEl método prensado en frío es mejor.The cold pressed method is better.
- DanielTienes razón, vamos a comprarlo.You are right, let's buy it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries en, frío, CC BY-SA 4.0.
