fruit
A. -noun
1. (generally, botany) fruto (m)
(=piece of fruit) fruta (f)
·would you like some fruit?
·¿quieres fruta?
·to be in fruit
[tree, bush] haber dado or echado fruto, tener fruta
·the fruits of the sea
·los productos del mar
·to bear fruit
(literally, figurative) dar fruto
2. fruits (figurative)
(=benefits)
·the fruits of one'noun labour
·los frutos del trabajo
·to enjoy the fruits of one'noun success
·disfrutar de los frutos del éxito
3. (United States) ** pejorative
(=male homosexual) maricónoun (m) / maricónoun masculine (f)
4. † * (as term of address)
·hello, old fruit!
¡hola, compadre! *
B. -intransitive verb dar fruto
C. -compound
·fruit basket -noun   frutero (m), canasto (m) de la fruta
·fruit cocktail -noun macedonia (f) de frutas
·fruit cup -noun sangría (f)
·fruit dish -noun frutero (m)
·fruit drop -noun bombónoun (m) de fruta
·fruit farm -noun granja (f) frutícola or hortofrutícola
·fruit farmer -noun   fruticultor (m) / fruticultoa (f), granjero (m) / granjera (f)
·fruit farming -noun fruticultura (f)
·fruit fly -noun mosca (f) de la fruta
·fruit grower -noun   fruticultor (m) / fruticultoa (f), granjero (m) / granjera (f)
·fruit growing -noun fruticultura (f)
·fruit gum -noun
(British, Great Britain) gominola (f)
·fruit juice -noun zumo or jugo
·fruit knife -noun cuchillo (m) de la fruta
·fruit machine -noun
(British, Great Britain) masculineáquina (f) tragaperras
·fruit salad -noun macedonia (f) de frutas
·fruit salts -noun plural sal (f) de fruta(noun)
·fruit tree -noun árbol (m) frutal