frasco de vidrio
/fɾasko de bidɾjo/from spelling rules
A mason jar in Spanish is frasco de vidrio.
A mason jar is a glass jar with a screw top, often used for preserving food. While frasco de vidrio is the general term for a glass jar, you might specifically use frasco de conservas if you are referring to a jar used for canning or preserving food.
Meaning: glass jar with a screw top, often used for preserving food (noun)
Which one should you use?
frasco de conservas specifies its function as a preserving jar. Tarro de conservas is a formal term for a mason jar.
How do you pronounce it?
/fɾasko de bidɾjo/
Did you know?
- The word frasco is a doublet of fiasco, meaning they both come from the same original root.
- In many Latin American countries, if you ask for a frasco, you might receive a small perfume bottle or a medicinal vial instead of a large canning jar.
- While frasco is used for jars in many regions, some Spanish speakers use tarro for containers that are wide-mouthed, similar to how English distinguishes between a 'jar' and a 'pot'.
Examples in context
- Guarda la mermelada en un frasco de vidrio.Keep the jam in a glass jar.
- Necesito un frasco de vidrio para las conservas.I need a glass jar for the preserves.
- El frasco de vidrio tiene la tapa de metal.The glass jar has a metal lid.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are in the kitchen preparing homemade preserves.
- Alejandro¿Tienes un frasco de vidrio limpio?Do you have a clean glass jar?
- LucíaSí, tengo uno en la alacena.Yes, I have one in the pantry.
- AlejandroPerfecto, lo usaré para los tomates.Perfect, I will use it for the tomatoes.
- LucíaAsegúrate de cerrar bien la tapa.Make sure to close the lid tightly.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, frasco, vidrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
