Spanish Vocabulary - At The Market

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This page lists the Spanish words for things you might find in a market or grocery store.

Note: In the Spanish language, nouns have gender: either masculine (el) or feminine (la). This applies to things as well as people. The Spanish nouns on this page are preceded by their associated definite articles.

el mercado
market, grocery store

el bistec
steak

el camarón
shrimp

la carne
meat

la chuleta de cerdo
pork chop

el jamón
ham

la langosta
lobster

el marisco
seafood, shellfish

el pescado
fish

el pollo
chicken

la salchicha
sausage

el tocino
bacon

la cebolla
onion

los frijoles
beans

los guisantes
peas

las habichuelas
green beans

la legumbre
vegetable

la lechuga
lettuce
el maíz
corn

la patata
potato

el tomate
tomato

el arroz
rice

el huevo
egg

el pan
bread

el queso
cheese

la banana
banana

el durazno
peach

la fresa
strawberry

la fruta
fruit

la manzana
apple

la naranja
orange

la pera
pear

la piña
pineapple

la sandía
watermelon

la uva
grape

 
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