Portuguese · Food & Drink

"Grape" in Portuguese: uva

a uva

OO-vahfeminine · a uvanoun/ˈu.va/

Grape in Portuguese is a uva (feminine). Plurals are as uvas. Suco de uva is grape juice, popular at breakfast and kids' parties.

Market shopping

Leva um cacho de uva bem doce.

Take a bunch of really sweet grapes.

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How to pronounce uva

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OO-vah

/ˈu.va/

OO-vah. Two clear vowels; stress OO.

"Grape" in Portuguese: quick reference

Portuguese	English	When to use
a uva	the grape Singular fruit.	Singular fruit.
as uvas	the grapes Plural.	Plural.
suco de uva	grape juice Common drink.	Common drink.
uva passa	raisin Dried grape.	Dried grape.
cacho de uva	bunch of grapes How grapes are sold.	How grapes are sold.

How to use uva in real life

1Market shopping
Leva um cacho de uva bem doce.
Take a bunch of really sweet grapes.
Cacho de uva is the usual unit.
2Kids' snack
As crianças pediram suco de uva.
The kids asked for grape juice.
Suco de uva is very common in Brazil.
3Dessert prep
Lave bem as uvas antes de comer.
Wash the grapes well before eating.
As uvas = plural.

Mistakes English speakers make with uva

Incorrect: O uva está doce.

Correct: A uva está doce.

Uva is feminine: a uva.

Incorrect: Quero grape no suco.

Correct: Quero uva no suco. / Quero suco de uva.

Use uva, not English grape.

Good to know

Brazil grows a lot of table grapes and grape juice is a supermarket staple, often sweeter than European styles. Uva passa shows up in rice dishes and holiday recipes. Saying alguém está numa bad uva is not a thing—stick to literal fruit talk.