Food And Eating

apple: manzana f

avocado: aguacate m; palta f (Bol, CS, Per)

 

bakery: panadería f

banana: banana f (Per, RPl); banano m (Nic, AmC); guineo m (AmC); plátano m

bean: frijol m; poroto m (Arg); caraota f (Ven)

beef: carne f; carne de res (Mex, AmC); ternera f

boil: hervir

breakfast: desayuno m

bread: pan m

butter: mantequilla f; manteca f (RPl)

 

can: lata f

cheese: queso m

cherry: cereza f

chicken: pollo m

chocolate: chocolate m

chop: cortar, picar

closed: cerrado -da

cook v: cocinar

cookie: galleta f

corn: maíz m; choclo m (AmS)

cucumber: pepino m

cutlet: chuleta f

 

delicious: delicioso -sa; rico -ca

dessert: postre m

dinner: cena f

 

eat: comer

egg: huevo m

eggs, boiled: huevos mpl cocidos or duros

eggs, fried: huevos mpl fritos

eggs, scrambled: huevos mpl revueltos

eggs, sunny side up: huevos mpl estrellados

 

food: comida f

fork: tenedor m

fried: frito -ta

fruit: fruta f

fry: freír

 

garlic: ajo m

grape: uva f

 

ham: jamón m

honey: miel f

hunger: hambre m

hungry: tener hambre; hambriento

 

ice cream: helado m

 

knife: cuchillo m

 

lettuce: lechuga f

lobster: langosta f

lunch: almuerzo m

 

market: mercado m

meal: comida f

meat: carne f

melon: melón m

mussel: mejillón m

mustard: mostaza f

 

napkin: servilleta f

 

olive: aceituna f; oliva f

onion: cebolla f

open: abierto -ta

orange: naranja f

 

papaya: papaya f; lechosa f (AmC, Col, Ven); fruta f bomba (Cu)

pasta: pasta f

pear: pera f

pepper: pimienta f

pineapple: piña f; ananá f (RPl)

plum: ciruela f

popcorn: palomitas fpl de maíz; esquites mpl (Mex); pororó m (RPl); pochoclo m (Arg); canguil m (Ec); maíz m pira/tote (Col)

pork: cerdo m; puerco m (Mex); chancho m (Chi, Per); marrano m (Col)

potato: papa f; patata f (Esp)

prawn: camarón m; langostino m

prickly pear: tuna f

 

rice: arroz m

ripe: maduro -ra

rotten: podrido -da

 

salad: ensalada f

salmon: salmón m

salt: sal f

sandwich: sándwich m; bocadillo m

sauce: salsa f

sausage: chorizo m; salchicha f

shellfish: mariscos mpl

smoothie, blended drink: licuado m; batido m

soup: sopa f; caldo m

spinach: espinaca f

spoon: cuchara f

squid: calamar m

strawberry: frutilla f (Bol, CS); fresa f

supermarket: supermercado m

 

taste n: sabor m; gusto m

taste v: probar

tasty: rico -a; sabroso -a

toast: pan m tostado

tuna: atún m

 

unripe: verde; que no está maduro

 

vegetable: verdura f

vinegar: vinagre m

 

watermelon: sandía f

 

yogurt: yogur m

 

 

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