How to Say "Grape" in Portuguese

uva

/ˈu.vɐ/feminine

The English word grape is translated into Portuguese as uva.

uva is the standard noun for the fruit. If you want to describe something as being grape-flavored, such as juice or candy, use the phrase de uva.

Meaning: fruit (noun)

Which one should you use?

While uva refers to the fruit itself, videira is a more formal term used specifically to refer to the grapevine or the grape plant.

uva is a feminine noun. To say "a grape," use the indefinite article uma uva. To form the plural "grapes," change the word to uvas.

/ˈu.vɐ/. The word has two syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.

In certain regional dialects of Brazil, the phrase está uma uva is used to describe a person who is very beautiful or well-dressed.
During New Year's Eve in Brazil and Portugal, it is a tradition for some people to eat uvas to bring luck for the coming year.
If you are in a Brazilian market, you might hear someone ask for uva passa, which refers specifically to raisins rather than fresh grapes.

Ivo viu a uva.
Ivo saw the grape.
This sentence shows the use of uva as the object of the verb.
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Vinho é feito de suco de uva.
Wine is made from grape juice.
This sentence demonstrates how to use de uva to describe juice.
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Isso não é vinho, é suco de uva.
That isn't wine. It's grape juice.
This sentence illustrates the use of de uva to distinguish juice from wine.
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Eu gosto de uva.
I like grapes.
A videira produz uvas deliciosas.
The grapevine produces delicious grapes.
Essas uvinhas são tão doces!
These grapes are so sweet!
Eu vou comer as 12 uvinhas da sorte no Ano Novo.
I'm going to eat the 12 lucky grapes on New Year's Eve.
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Rodrigo and Juliana are at a fruit market.

Sources

Wiktionary, “grape” translations and entries uva, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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