vegetable

vegetable
've‹təbl
noun
1) (a plant or part of a plant, other than a fruit, used as food: We grow potatoes, beans and other vegetables; (also adjective) vegetable oils.) verdura, hortaliza
2) (a plant: Grass is a vegetable, gold is a mineral and a human being is an animal.) vegetal
•
- vegetarianism
- vegetate
- vegetation
vegetable n verdura / hortaliza
fresh vegetables are better than frozen las verduras frescas son mejores que las congeladas
vegetable
tr['veʤtəbəl]
noun
1 (as food) verdura, hortaliza
■ I love vegetables me encanta la verdura
2 (as plant) vegetal nombre masculino
3 familiar (person) vegetal nombre masculino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
the vegetable kingdom el reino vegetal
vegetable garden huerto, huerta
vegetable matter materia vegetal
vegetable ['vɛʤtəbəl, 'vɛʤət̬ə-] adj
: vegetal
vegetable n
1) : vegetal m
the vegetable kingdom: el reino vegetal
2) : verdura f, hortaliza f (para comer)
vegetable
adj.
• vegetal adj.
n.
• hortaliza s.f.
• legumbre s.f.
• vegetal s.m.
• verdura s.f.
• verduras s.f.pl.
'vedʒtəbəl
noun
1)
a) (Culin) verdura f; (before n) <soup> de verduras

vegetable garden/patch — huerto m, huerta f

b) (plant) vegetal m; (before n) <oil, fats> vegetal; <dyes, colors> (de origen) vegetal
2) (person) vegetal m
['vedʒɪtǝbl]
1. N
1) (Bot) vegetal m , planta f ; (Culin) (=food) hortaliza f , verdura f

we grow a few vegetables in our garden — tenemos plantadas algunas verduras or hortalizas en el jardín

green vegetables — verdura(s) f(pl)

diced vegetables — menestra f de verduras

vegetables are an important part of the diet — la verdura es or las hortalizas son una parte importante de la dieta

come along, eat up your vegetables! — ¡vamos, cómete la verdura!

root 4.
2) (=human vegetable) vegetal m
2.
CPD

vegetable dish N — (=food) plato m de verdura(s); (=vessel) fuente f de verdura(s)

vegetable fat N — grasa f vegetal

vegetable garden N — (big) huerta f ; (small) huerto m

the vegetable kingdom N — el reino vegetal

vegetable marrow N — (esp Brit) calabacín m

vegetable matter N — materia f vegetal

vegetable oil N — aceite m vegetal

vegetable patch N — huerto m , huertecito m

vegetable salad N — ensalada f verde, macedonia f de verduras con mayonesa, ≈ ensaladilla f rusa

vegetable soup N — sopa f de verduras

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['vedʒtəbəl]
noun
1)
a) (Culin) verdura f; (before n) <soup> de verduras

vegetable garden/patch — huerto m, huerta f

b) (plant) vegetal m; (before n) <oil, fats> vegetal; <dyes, colors> (de origen) vegetal
2) (person) vegetal m

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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