frascos
/fɾaskos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "jars" is translated into Spanish as frascos.
frascos is frequently used in contexts involving laboratory equipment, medicine or small containers for essential oils and perfumes.
Which one should you use?
While frascos is used for jars, tarros is a common alternative used specifically for larger or more rustic jars, such as those for honey or jam.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the noun is frasco.
How do you pronounce it?
/fɾaskos/
Did you know?
- In Spain, if you ask for a tarro in a bar, you are likely asking for a large glass of beer rather than a jar of preserves.
- The word frasco shares an interesting distant linguistic cousin with the English word 'flask'.
- While frascos is the standard term for small jars, the word bote is often used in Spain for any cylindrical container, including tin cans and plastic jars.
Examples in context
- Silvia tiene las alacenas llenas de frascos con aceites esenciales que ella misma destila.Silvia has cupboards full of jars of essential oil that she herself distills.This sentence is useful for seeing how frascos is used to describe containers for essential oils.Tatoeba #10189619 by Seael, translation #11324168 by Luornu
- En la cocina, tenemos un tarro lleno de galletas deliciosas.In the kitchen, we have a jar full of delicious cookies.
- Mi abuela guarda mermelada casera en un frasco de vidrio.My grandma keeps homemade jam in a glass jar.
- ¡Cuidado con el pote, está caliente!Be careful with the jar, it's hot!
- Me encanta el tarrito de mermelada que viene con el desayuno.I love the little jar of jam that comes with breakfast.
- Voy a reciclar el envase de vidrio.I'm going to recycle the glass jar.
- Limpia bien los frascos de vidrio antes de usarlos.Clean the glass jars well before using them.
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are in the kitchen preparing homemade jam.
- Elena¿Dónde están los frascos vacíos, Mateo?Where are the empty jars, Mateo?
- MateoEstán en el estante de arriba.They are on the top shelf.
- ElenaGracias, ya tengo los frascos listos.Thanks, I already have the jars ready.
- MateoPerfecto, empecemos a llenarlos ahora.Perfect, let's start filling them now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
