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"Vegetable" in Portuguese: legume / verdura

o legume / a verdura

Say it: leh-GOO-mee / vehr-DOO-rahmasculine / feminine · o legume / a verduranoun/le.ˈɡ.mi/, /veʁ.ˈdu.ɾa/

Vegetable in Portuguese is o legume or a verdura. Verdura often means leafy greens; legume is broader produce. Markets use both.

At the market

Quero um legume fresco para a sopa.
I want a fresh vegetable for the soup.
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How to pronounce legume / verdura

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leh-GOO-mee / vehr-DOO-rah

/le.ˈɡ.mi/, /veʁ.ˈdu.ɾa/

leh-GOO-mee / vehr-DOO-rah.

"Vegetable" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
o legumevegetable

General produce word.

a verduragreens / vegetable

Especially leafy greens.

legumes e verdurasvegetables and greens

Market phrase.

salada de verduragreen salad

Meal talk.

How to use legume / verdura in real life

  1. 1At the market

    Quero um legume fresco para a sopa.

    I want a fresh vegetable for the soup.

    Um legume for one item.

  2. 2Cooking plans

    Falta verdura na geladeira.

    We're out of greens in the fridge.

    Verdura for leafy stuff.

  3. 3Healthy eating

    Come mais legume no almoço.

    Eat more vegetables at lunch.

    Legume as a food category.

Mistakes English speakers make with legume / verdura

Incorrect: A legume está caro.

Correct: O legume está caro.

Legume is masculine.

Incorrect: Comprei vegetable.

Correct: Comprei legume / verdura.

Use the Portuguese words.

Good to know

Feira (open-air market) mornings are full of verdura piles and vendors shouting prices. Brazilians may say legumes e verduras as a set, the way English says fruits and vegetables.

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Shopping for dinner ingredients

  1. ChatPal

    A gente precisa de verdura para a salada?

    Do we need greens for the salad?

  2. You

    Sim. E mais um legume para assar.

    Yes. And another vegetable to roast.

  3. ChatPal

    Peguei abobrinha. Serve como legume?

    I grabbed zucchini. Does that count as a vegetable?

  4. You

    Serve. Agora falta a verdura folhosa.

    It does. Now we only need leafy greens.

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Common questions about "Vegetable" in Portuguese

Legume or verdura?

Both work; verdura often = leafy greens.

Gender of legume?

Masculine: o legume.

Gender of verdura?

Feminine: a verdura.

Market phrase?

Legumes e verduras.

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