English–Spanish

“olive” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoaceituna

Pronunciation

IPA/oˈliβa/

Example

¿Quieres probar esta oliva?

Do you want to taste this olive?

Illustration for oliva (olive)

How to say “olive” in Spanish

“Olive” in Spanish is oliva.

Edible small oval fruit with a high oil content produced by the olive tree.

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

Example sentences with oliva

En la ensalada hay olivas negras.

There are black olives in the salad.

Tips for using oliva

  • The related word aceituna is a common synonym for the edible fruit, whereas olivo refers to the tree and aceite to the oil.

Other Spanish words for “olive”

¿Quieres probar esta aceituna?

Do you want to try this olive?

“olive” in other languages