grasa
/ˈɡɾasa/feminine
The English word "grease" is grasa in Spanish.
grasa refers to oily or fatty matter. It is used for both industrial grease, such as that found in a car and for dietary fat found in food. If you want to describe something as being greasy, you should use the adjective grasoso.
Meaning: oily or fatty matter (noun)
Which one should you use?
While grasa is the word for "grease", it is also the standard Spanish word for "fat" in a biological or nutritional context.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To describe the quality of being greasy, use the adjective grasoso.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈɡɾasa/
Did you know?
- The Spanish term for 'fat' in a biological sense is grasa, but the word for 'fat' when describing a person's weight is gordo.
- In some Latin American countries, grasa is used in slang to describe something flashy, tacky, or overly ostentatious.
- The Spanish word grasa shares the same Latin root as the English word 'gross'. Both come from 'crassus', which originally meant 'thick' or 'dense'.
Examples in context
- Hay una mancha de grasa.There's a grease spot.This sentence is useful for identifying a grease spot using grasa.Tatoeba #2268711 by Shishir, translation #2268710 by _undertoad
- Pon alguna grasa en la rueda. Está chirriando.Put some grease on the wheel. It squeaks.This sentence is useful for suggesting the application of grasa to a wheel.Tatoeba #5143324 by albrusgher, translation #3045723 by sharptoothed
- Estuve limpiando el motor y me unté todo el brazo de grasa.I was cleaning the motor and I got grease all over my arm.This sentence is useful for describing getting grasa on one's arm while cleaning a motor.Tatoeba #8687890 by arh, translation #9189282 by DJ_Saidez
- El mecánico necesita aplicar grasa a las partes móvilesThe mechanic needs to apply grease to the moving parts
- Se te ve el pelo untoYour hair looks greasy
- Vas a necesitar grasa para engrasar las bisagras de la puertaYou'll need grease to lubricate the door hinges
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are cooking in the kitchen.
- ElenaDaniel, quita la grasa de la sartén.Daniel, remove the grease from the pan.
- DanielEstá muy difícil de limpiar.It is very difficult to clean.
- ElenaUsa un papel para absorber la grasa.Use a paper towel to absorb the grease.
- DanielTienes razón, así es más rápido.You are right, it is faster that way.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “grease” translations and entries grasa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries grasa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
