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jugo

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “jugo” mean in English?

  1. juice

Example sentences

  • Bebo jugo de naranja. (LA)

    I drink orange juice.

  • Jugo natural sin azúcar.

    Natural juice without sugar.

  • El jugo de la carne está caliente.

    The meat gravy is hot. (Spain)

How to use it

Jugo means 'juice' (Latin America). Masculine: el jugo. Spain uses zumo. In Spain, jugo means 'gravy / cooking juice' from meat.

Common mistake

LA: jugo (juice). Spain: jugo means 'meat gravy'; for fruit juice use zumo. Different meaning by region.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.