fructo

Interlingua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾuk.to/

Noun

fructo (plural fructos)

  1. fruit

Latin

Participle

frūctō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of frūctus

Portuguese

Noun

fructo m (plural fructos)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of fruto.
    • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “As filhas de Victor Hugo [The daughters of Victor Hugo]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 304:
      Ah! é que umas são a ignorancia na sua perfeição mais divina, outras guardam na bocca o gosto amargo de todos os fructos vedados que teem devorado!
      Ah! It is that some embody ignorance in its most divine perfection, while others carry in their mouths the bitter taste of all the forbidden fruits they have devoured!
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