Market Translations

Fruit – Fruta

  • Apples – manzanas
  • Bananas – plátanos
  • Blackberries – moras
  • Blackcurrant – grosella negra
  • Blueberries – arándanos
  • Cherries – cerezas
  • Custard apple – chirimoyas
  • Dates – dátiles
  • Figs – higos
  • Kiwi – kiwi
  • Lemons – limones
  • Limes – limas
  • Melons – melones
  • Oranges – naranjas
  • Pears – peras
  • Pineapple – piña
  • Raspberries – frambuesas
  • Strawberries – fresas
  • Watermelons – sandia

Vegetables – Verduras

  • Artichokes – alcachofas
  • Asparagus – esparragos
  • Aubergine (eggplant) – berenjena
  • Broad beans – habas
  • Cabbage – col
  • Capers – alcaparrones
  • Carrots – zanahorias
  • Courgette (zucchini) – calabacín
  • Cucumber – pepino
  • Garlic – ajo
  • Leeks – puerros
  • Lettuce – lechuga
  • Mushrooms – champiñones
  • Olives – aceitunas
  • Onions – cebollas
  • Oyster mushrooms – setas
  • Peas – guisantes
  • Peppers – pimientos
  • Potatoes – patatas
  • Pumpkin/squash – calabaza
  • Spinach – espinacas
  • Spring onion – cebolleta, cebollino
  • Tomatoes – tomates

Cheese – Queso

  • Cabrales – blue goat/sheep/cow cheese
  • Idiazábal – hard sheep cheese
  • Manchego – cured sheep cheese
  • Torta de serena – soft sheep cheese

Herbs & Spices – Hierbas y Especias

  • salt – sal
  • pepper – pimienta
  • basil – albahaca
  • rosemary – romero
  • parsley – perejíl
  • thyme – tomillo
  • dill – eneldo
  • paprika – pimentón
  • bay – laurel

Fish – Pescado

  • Anchovies – boquerones
  • Cod – bacalao
  • Dogfish (small shark) – cazón
  • Grouper – mero
  • Hake – merluza
  • Mackerel – caballa
  • Monkfish – rape
  • Red mullet – salmonete
  • Sea bass – lubina, corvina
  • Sardines – sardinas
  • Sole – lubina, acedía (small sole)
  • Swordfish – pez espada
  • Tuna – atún, bonito
  • Turbot – rodaballo

Seafood – Mariscos

  • Clams – almejas
  • Cockles – berberechos
  • Crab – cangrejo
  • Crayfish – cigalas
  • Cuttlefish – chocos
  • Jumbo prawns – gambones
  • Langoustines – langostinas
  • Lobster – bogavante
  • Mussels – mejillones
  • Octopus – pulpo
  • Oysters – ostras
  • Prawns – gambas
  • Razor clams – navajas
  • Red jumbo prawns – carabineros
  • Rock lobster – langosta (no claws)
  • Squid – calamar, chipirones, puntillitas
  • Wedge-clams – coquinas

Meat – Carne

  • Beef – ternera
  • Oxtail – cola del toro
  • Pork – cerdo
  • Lamb – cordero
  • Rabbit – conejo
  • Venison – venado

Cured Meats – Chacinas

  • Black pudding – morcilla
  • Ham – jamón
  • Sausage – salchichón
  • Spicy sausage – chorizo

Poultry – Aves de Corral

  • Chicken – pollo
  • Duck – pato
  • Goose – ganso, oca
  • Turkey – pavo

Game – Aves de Caza

  • Partridge – perdíz
  • Quail – codorniz

Snails

  • Caracoles (small)
  • Cabrillas (big)

Eggs – huevos