Meaning
fruit (food)
- fruit
In a sentence
Mangio sempre frutta dopo pranzo.
I always eat fruit after lunch.
Hai comprato della frutta al mercato?
Did you buy some fruit at the market?
Non c'è molta frutta in casa oggi.
There isn't much fruit at home today.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| frutta | feminine · singular |
| frutte | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually uncountable in Italian: mangio frutta. For one item, say un frutto, not una frutta.
- Frutta means the category or food in general; frutto is the singular countable item and also appears in figurative uses.
- Often used with partitive articles: della frutta, molta frutta, poca frutta. Avoid pluralizing it when speaking generally.