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manzana

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “manzana” mean in English?

  1. apple

Example sentences

  • Como una manzana.

    I eat an apple.

  • Mi casa está a tres manzanas.

    My house is three blocks away.

  • Las manzanas rojas son dulces.

    Red apples are sweet.

How to use it

Manzana means 'apple' AND 'city block'. Feminine: la manzana. Two senses, context distinguishes.

Common mistake

Manzana has two senses: 'apple' (food) and 'city block' (urban planning, mostly Latin America). Context tells you which.

Topics

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Reference

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