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“feed” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoforraje · alimentar

Pronunciation

IPA/nuˈtɾiɾ/

Example

Debes nutrir las plantas con agua y abono.

You have to feed the plants with water and fertilizer.

Illustration for nutrir (feed)

How to say “feed” in Spanish

“Feed” in Spanish is nutrir.

A steady supply of nutrients that helps something grow and stay healthy.

Full entry for nutrir: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with nutrir

Para nutrir la mente, lee libros variados cada semana.

To nourish the mind, read a variety of books each week.

Tips for using nutrir

  • Used both literally (feeding plants or people) and figuratively (nutrir la curiosidad or nutrir la mente), while alimentar often emphasizes providing food.

Other Spanish words for “feed”

Compramos forraje para las vacas.

We bought feed for the cows.

Tengo que alimentar al perro.

I have to feed the dog.

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