frutilla

noun

fru·​ti·​lla

früˈtē(y)ə

plural -s

: chilean strawberry

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, diminutive of fruta edible fruit, from Medieval Latin fructa, plural of fructum, alteration of Latin fructus

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