Spanish Conversation · Level 25
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Spanish word
oliva
Pronunciation
IPA/oˈliβa/
Meaning
- feminine nounolive
Example
¿Quieres probar esta oliva?
Do you want to taste this olive?
More examples
En la ensalada hay olivas negras.
There are black olives in the salad.
Core concept
Edible small oval fruit with a high oil content produced by the olive tree.
Common phrases
aceite de oliva
olive oil
oliva negra
black olive
oliva verde
green olive
Similar words
aceituna: Edible olive fruit usually cured or preserved and eaten whole as a table olive.
aceite: Oil extracted from olives and used for cooking, dressing, and frying.
Definition in Spanish
Fruto pequeño y ovalado del olivo, comestible o destinado a producir aceite.
Word origin
Spanish oliva derives from Latin oliva, which in turn comes from Greek elaia and historically covered the fruit and olive oil.
Usage tips
- The related word aceituna is a common synonym for the edible fruit, whereas olivo refers to the tree and aceite to the oil.
Other meanings
- olive greennoun
Related words
- olivoolive treenoun
- olivarolive grovenoun
- oliváceoolive-coloredadjective