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vegetable in Spanish

vegetable in Spanish is vegetal, vegetable, mata — vegetable means a plant, or part of a plant, grown to be eaten — such as the leaves, roots, or stems — that isn't classified as a fruit, grain, herb, or spice.

vegetable in Spanish

vegetal
adj
Of or relating to plants.
vegetable
adj
Of or relating to plants.
vegetal
noun
Any plant.
mata
noun
Any plant.
planta
noun
Any plant.
vegetable
noun
Any plant.
verdura
noun
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
hortaliza
noun
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
legumbre
noun
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
vegetal
noun
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
gulay
noun
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
vegetable
noun
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
vegetal
noun
(figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.
verdura
noun
(figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.

What does "vegetable" mean?

  1. noun A plant, or part of a plant, grown to be eaten — such as the leaves, roots, or stems — that isn't classified as a fruit, grain, herb, or spice.
    "Carrots, spinach, and broccoli are all vegetables."
  2. adj Relating to plants or to vegetables specifically.
    "The soup had a rich vegetable broth as its base."
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vegetable in a sentence

  • Carrots, spinach, and broccoli are all vegetables.
  • She grows her own vegetables in a backyard garden.
  • The soup had a rich vegetable broth as its base.

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What is "vegetable" in Spanish?

"vegetable" in Spanish is vegetal, vegetable, mata. vegetable means: A plant, or part of a plant, grown to be eaten — such as the leaves, roots, or stems — that isn't classified as a fruit, grain, herb, or spice.

How do you use "vegetable" in a sentence?

Example: "Carrots, spinach, and broccoli are all vegetables." In Spanish, "vegetable" is vegetal, vegetable, mata.

Are there other ways to say "vegetable" in Spanish?

Yes — Spanish has 8 translations listed for "vegetable": vegetal, vegetable, mata, planta, verdura, hortaliza.

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