German word

Traube

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtʁaʊ̯bə/

Meaning

  • feminine noungrape

Example

Sie isst gern Trauben.

She likes eating grapes.

Illustration for Traube (grape)

More examples

Die Winzer pressen jede Traube vorsichtig.

The winegrowers carefully press each bunch of grapes.

Core concept

A vine's small round fruit gathered in a hanging cluster around one stem.

Common phrases

  • eine Traube

    a bunch of grapes

  • reife Traube

    ripe grape

  • Traube pflücken

    pick grapes

Similar words

Tafeltraube: A grape grown for eating fresh.
Weintraube: A grape grown for making wine.
Rosine: A dried grape with a more concentrated sweetness.
Beere: A small, thin-skinned fruit that can be eaten whole.

Definition in German

Obst der Rebe; mehrere kleine, runde Beeren, die zusammen an einem Stiel wachsen.

Word origin

German Traube continues Middle High German trūbe and Old High German trūba, an inherited Germanic word associated with clustered fruit.

Usage tips

  • Traube is feminine, and its plural is Trauben, so the phrase ein Kilo Trauben uses the plural for a quantity of grapes.

Other meanings

  • bunchnoun

Related words

  • Weintraubewine grapenoun
  • Traubensaftgrape juicenoun
  • Traubenzuckergrape sugarnoun

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