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zumo

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “zumo” mean in English?

  1. juice

Example sentences

  • Bebo zumo de naranja.

    I drink orange juice. (Spain)

  • Un zumo recién exprimido.

    A freshly squeezed juice.

  • Hago zumo en casa.

    I make juice at home.

How to use it

Zumo means 'juice' (Spain). Masculine: el zumo. Latin America uses 'jugo'. Common collocation: zumo de naranja.

Common mistake

Spain: zumo. LA: jugo. Same drink, regional vocabulary. Match audience.

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.