caldo de verduras
/kaldo de beɾduɾas/from spelling rules
The English phrase vegetable broth is caldo de verduras in Spanish.
You may also see consomé de verduras used as a more formal or culinary-specific way to refer to a clarified vegetable broth.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase caldo de verduras is composed of caldo (broth), de (of) and verduras (vegetables).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In México, vegetable broth is commonly referred to as caldo de vegetales. In Argentina, caldo de verduras is often called fondo de verduras.
How does it change in a sentence?
While caldo de verduras uses the plural verduras, it is also common to use the singular verdura in the phrase caldo de verdura to refer to the vegetable component in general.
Did you know?
- In a professional kitchen in Argentina, fondo (meaning 'bottom' or 'background') is used instead of caldo to describe a stock that serves as the base for other sauces.
- While verdura means 'vegetable', it is derived from the word verde, meaning 'green'.
- The word caldo shares an ancient root with the Spanish adjective cálido, which means 'warm'.
Examples in context
- ¿Me puede traer un caldo de verduras, por favor?Could you bring me a vegetable broth, please?
- ¡Sí, me encantaría un caldito de verduras!Yes, I'd love a small vegetable broth!
- Necesito comprar caldo de verduras hoy.I need to buy vegetable broth today.
- El caldo de verduras está muy caliente.The vegetable broth is very hot.
- ¿Quieres un poco de caldo de verduras?Do you want some vegetable broth?
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are cooking dinner together.
- MateoLucía, ¿qué necesitamos para el risotto?Lucía, what do we need for the risotto?
- LucíaSolo falta un poco de caldo de verduras.We just need a bit of vegetable broth.
- MateoYo puedo comprarlo ahora mismo.I can buy it right now.
- LucíaGracias, Mateo, sería perfecto.Thanks, Mateo, that would be perfect.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries caldo, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
