fecha de caducidad
/fet͡ʃa de kaduθidad/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for expiration date is fecha de caducidad.
fecha de caducidad refers to the date after which a product, such as food or medicine, is no longer safe or effective to use. You may also use the phrase caduca el to say that something "it expires on".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase fecha de caducidad is composed of fecha (date), de (of) and caducidad (expiration/expiry).
Which one should you use?
While fecha de caducidad is the standard term for food and medicine, fecha de vencimiento is often used when referring to documents, credit cards or legal deadlines.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico and some Central American countries, Fecha de expiración is more commonly used.
How do you pronounce it?
/fetʃa de kaduθidad/
Did you know?
- The word caducidad is botanically related to the English word 'deciduous'. It shares a root with caduca, which refers to the way certain leaves fall from trees every year.
- The verb caducar can be applied to people to indicate they have reached an age limit for a benefit or lost a legal claim.
- The word fecha comes from the Latin word facta, meaning 'done' or 'made'. It originally referred to the specific day an act was performed.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuál es la fecha de caducidad de este producto?What is the expiration date of this product?
- ¿Cuándo vence este producto?When does this product expire?
- Esta leche ha caducado.This milk has expired.
- Revisa la fecha de caducidad de la leche.Check the expiration date of the milk.
- Esa medicina ya pasó su fecha de caducidad.That medicine has already passed its expiration date.
- No veo la fecha de caducidad en este yogur.I don't see the expiration date on this yogurt.
Example conversation
María and Mateo are checking the pantry in their kitchen.
- María¿Viste la fecha de caducidad de este jamón?Did you see the expiration date of this ham?
- MateoNo, déjame mirar el paquete, María.No, let me look at the package, María.
- MaríaParece que todavía está bueno.It looks like it is still good.
- MateoMenos mal, porque no quiero enfermarme.Thank goodness, because I don't want to get sick.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, fecha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
