Spanish word

fresco

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈfɾesko/

Meaning

  • adjectivefresh

Example

Este pescado está fresco.

This fish is fresh.

Illustration for fresco (fresh)

More examples

Compré pan fresco en la panadería.

I bought fresh bread at the bakery.

Core concept

A recently caught fish with clear eyes and firm flesh.

Common phrases

  • pan fresco

    fresh bread

  • queso fresco

    fresh cheese

  • producto fresco

    fresh product

Similar words

jugoso: Exceptionally juicy, with liquid seeping out when sliced or bitten.
sabroso: Offers a pleasant, savory taste that makes it enjoyable to eat.
crujiente: Crunchy on the outside, giving audible, crisp resistance when chewed.
verde: Immature and underripe, with firmer texture and undeveloped, bitter flavors.

Definition in Spanish

Que se aplica a alimentos u otros productos que conservan olor, sabor, textura y aspecto de reciente elaboración.

Word origin

From Latin frīgidus (cold), via Vulgar Latin the sense shifted in Romance languages so the adjective came to mean recently made or still cool.

Usage tips

  • Food freshness is expressed with estar; ser fresco means 'cheeky' and hace fresco means the weather is cool.

Other meanings

  • cooladjective
  • cheekyadjective
  • fresconoun

Opposites

  • ranciorancidadjective
  • podridorottenadjective

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