Spanish word

pudrir

Pronunciation

IPA/puˈðɾiɾ/

Meaning

  • verbrot

Example

Las manzanas se pudrieron en la cesta.

The apples rotted in the basket.

Illustration for pudrir (rot)

More examples

El olor indica que la carne empezó a pudrir.

The smell indicates that the meat started rotting.

Core concept

Food or plant matter collapsing and giving off a strong rotten odor.

Common phrases

  • pudrirse

    become rotten

  • empezar a pudrir

    start rotting

Similar words

pudrirse: Matter becomes rotten internally, collapsing into a soft, foul-smelling state.
echarse a perder: Food or produce loses flavor or appearance and becomes inedible because of spoilage.

Definition in Spanish

Indica que materia orgánica se descompone y se vuelve podrida; se usa intransitivamente (algo se pudre) o transitivamente (alguien pudre algo).

Word origin

Spanish pudrir derives from Latin putrescere 'to rot' and putridus 'rotten' via Vulgar Latin evolution.

Usage tips

  • When used transitively, pudrir means to make something rot physically and can also carry a sense of corrupting or ruining in nonliteral contexts, so context determines literal versus figurative use.

Opposites

Related words

  • pudrimientoputrefactionnoun
  • podridoputridadjective

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