Spanish Conversation · Level 94
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Spanish word
ralladura
Pronunciation
IPA/raʝaˈðuɾa/
Meaning
- feminine nounzest
Example
La ralladura de naranja aromatiza el café.
The orange zest adds aroma to the coffee.
More examples
Añade la ralladura de limón a la masa del bizcocho para potenciar el aroma.
Add the lemon zest to the cake batter to enhance the aroma.
Core concept
Finely grated citrus rind shavings.
Common phrases
ralladura de limón
lemon zest
ralladura de chocolate
chocolate shavings
Similar words
cáscara: Removable whole peel that covers a fruit and comes off in pieces.
piel: Thin outer skin of a fruit or vegetable, delicate and flexible.
peladura: Peelings removed from a fruit or vegetable when the skin is taken off.
corteza: Hard outer layer or crust on a plant or food, thick and tough.
Definition in Spanish
Producto resultante de rallar la piel de una fruta, consistente en trozos muy finos que aportan aroma y sabor.
Word origin
From Spanish rallar 'to grate' plus the resultive suffix -adura, naming the product obtained by grating a fruit's skin.
Usage tips
- Many recipes expect ralladura to mean only the thin colored outer peel and specify excluding the bitter white pith.
Other meanings
- gratingnoun
Related words
- ralladorgraternoun
- ralladogratedadjective