leche de fresa
/let͡ʃe de fɾesa/from spelling rules
In Spanish, strawberry milk is translated as leche de fresa.
The phrase is used to describe a dairy drink flavored with strawberries. You can use the phrase hacer leche de fresa to mean "to make strawberry milk". In a commercial or grocery setting, you might see the label leche sabor fresa to indicate that the milk is strawberry flavored or batido de fresa if the drink is being referred to as a strawberry milkshake.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase leche de fresa is built from leche (milk) and de fresa (of strawberry).
Which one should you use?
You can use batido de fresa specifically when referring to it as a shake.
How does it change in a sentence?
Although leche de fresa is the most common form, you may also see the variation leche de fresas, which uses the plural form of strawberry.
How do you pronounce it?
/letʃe de fɾesa/
Did you know?
- The word leche is used in many Spanish idioms to describe luck, such as tener leche meaning 'to be lucky'.
- In some Spanish speaking regions, a strawberry is called a frutilla instead of a fresa.
- The word fresa shares a common ancestor with the English word 'grind', specifically from the Latin verb 'frendō' meaning 'to crush or grind'.
Examples in context
- ¿Podría traerme un vaso de leche de fresa, por favor?Could you bring me a glass of strawberry milk, please?
- En el menú del hotel, ofrecen una deliciosa bebida láctea de fresa.They offer a delicious dairy-based strawberry drink on the hotel menu.
- ¿Me preparas un vaso de leche con fresa?Can you make me a glass of strawberry milk?
- En el cumpleaños de mi sobrino, le preparamos leche de fresita para celebrar.For my nephew's birthday, we made strawberry milk to celebrate.
- Me gusta la leche de fresa.I like strawberry milk.
- ¿Quieres un poco de leche de fresa?Do you want some strawberry milk?
- Compré leche de fresa en el supermercado.I bought strawberry milk at the supermarket.
Example conversation
Daniel and María are in a kitchen in the morning.
- Daniel¿Quieres leche de fresa con tu cereal, María?Do you want strawberry milk with your cereal, María?
- MaríaSí, por favor, me encanta.Yes, please, I love it.
- DanielAquí tienes tu vaso de leche de fresa.Here is your glass of strawberry milk.
- MaríaGracias, Daniel, eres muy amable.Thanks, Daniel, you are very kind.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, fresa, leche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
