Food and drink in Spanish
The following English-Spanish and Spanish-English word lists contain a basic vocabulary of foodstuff and beverages.
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English-Spanish | |
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beer | la cerveza |
biscuit | la galleta |
bonbon | el bombón |
brandy | el aguardiente |
bratwurst | la salchicha |
bread | el pan |
bun | el panecillo |
butter | la mantequilla |
cake | el bollo |
can, tin | la conserva |
champagne | el champán |
cheese | el queso |
chocolate | el chocolate |
cider | la sidra |
cinnamon | la canela |
cocoa | el cacao |
coffee | el café |
cream | la nata |
egg | el huevo |
fish | el pescado |
flour | la harina |
ham | el jamón |
honey | la miel |
ice cream | el helado |
juice | el zumo |
kefir | el kéfir |
margarine | la margarina |
meat | la carne |
milk | la leche |
milk powder | la leche en polvo |
mineral water | el agua mineral |
mustard | la mostaza |
olive oil | el aceite de oliva |
pepper | la pimienta |
raisin | la uva pasa |
rice | el arroz |
salt | la sal |
sausage | el chorizo |
soft drink | el refresco |
spice | la especia |
sugar | el azúcar |
tea | el té |
vinegar | el vinagre |
water | el agua |
wine | el vino |
yoghurt | el yogurt |
Spanish-English | |
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el aceite de oliva | olive oil |
el agua | water |
el agua mineral | mineral water |
el aguardiente | brandy, spirit |
el arroz | rice |
el azúcar | sugar |
el bollo | cake |
el bombón | bonbon, candy |
el cacao | cocoa |
el café | coffee |
la canela | cinnamon |
la carne | meat |
la cerveza | beer |
la conserva | can, tin |
el champán | champagne |
el chocolate | chocolate |
el chorizo | sausage |
la especia | spice |
la galleta | biscuit, cookie |
la harina | flour |
el helado | ice cream |
el huevo | egg |
el jamón | ham |
el kéfir | kefir |
la leche | milk |
la leche en polvo | milk powder |
la mantequilla | butter |
la margarina | margarine |
la miel | honey |
la mostaza | mustard |
la nata | cream |
el pan | bread |
el panecillo | bun |
el pescado | fish |
la pimienta | pepper |
el queso | cheese |
el refresco | soft drink |
la sal | salt |
la salchicha | bratwurst |
la sidra | cider |
el té | tea |
la uva pasa | raisin |
el vinagre | vinegar |
el vino | wine |
el yogurt | yoghurt |
el zumo | juice |
Note: Spanish nouns have a gender and a corresponding article (either "el" or "la", or in plural, "los" or "las"). There is a separate page for all Spanish noun gender rules and exceptions.
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