fresa
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The word for strawberry in Puerto Rico is fresa. The plural is fresas. It is also called Fresas con crema and Jugo de fresa.
Meaning: red berry fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| fresa | standard |
| Fresas con crema | dessert |
| Jugo de fresa | juice |
Say una fresa for one berry. Popular choices include helado de fresa, batida de fresa and fresas con crema.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico and some other countries fresa is also slang for a preppy or posh person. In Puerto Rico people mostly use it for the fruit.
How does it change in a sentence?
Fresa is feminine: la fresa, las fresas maduras.
Did you know?
- Strawberries are not widely grown in the island's tropical climate, so many are imported.
Examples in context
- Quiero un helado de fresa.I want a strawberry ice cream.
- Las fresas están muy dulces.The strawberries are very sweet.
- Hice una batida de fresa.I made a strawberry smoothie.
Example conversation
Girls Julia and Teresa shop for fruit at a market in Ponce.
- JuliaTeresa, mira qué buenas fresas.Teresa, look at those nice strawberries.
- TeresaLlevemos una caja para el postre.Let us take a box for dessert.
- JuliaY compramos crema también.And we will buy cream too.
