¿Cómo se dice...?

¿Cómo se dice...?

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AAAAAaaargh...please help! How do you say "blueberry"? The dictionary says arándano but I'm told that it isn't the right word. Anyone know?

Thanks in advance!

calexico

Oct 21, 2004, 10:23 AM

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Re: [Biggles] ¿Cómo se dice...?

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My dictionary says "vaccinio".

Biggles

Oct 21, 2004, 10:48 AM

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Re: [calexico] ¿Cómo se dice...?

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Calexico,

Thanks but Jenny, our employee from Mexico City, said "Hell, no!" (she was laughing as she said it...hmmm...better ask why!). Actually, she didn't recognize that word "vaccinio" and said that it sounded Italian (??!!). Surely "blueberries" exist in Mexico. It can't be that uncommon of a word. This is going to drive me nuts!

Anyway, thanks so much.

Cheri

esperanza

Oct 21, 2004, 12:06 PM

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Re: [Biggles] ¿Cómo se dice...?

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Arándano is cranberry.

Blueberry is mirtilo.

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Oct 21, 2004, 4:35 PM

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I know some blue berry farmers from Michoácan in Michigan, and they all say " la cosecha de blueberries, fué re bíen este año."

I ask them the Spanish word for blueberry, and they say that they thought that was Spanish.

Brent

jerezano

Oct 21, 2004, 6:25 PM

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Hello,

I see that above you have the answer, but if you can't remember it you can always say moras azules. If they don't know that, then they have never seen a blueberry.

Adios. Jerezano

Biggles

Oct 22, 2004, 7:11 AM

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Re: [jerezano] ¿Cómo se dice...?

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¡Muchas gracias a todos por sus respuestas!

Jenny me dijo que cree que "moras azules" es la mejor respuesta pero no está segura si hay "blueberries" en México. Claro, ella tiene muchos años (ja ja) y no recuerda mucho.

Seriously, I'm very grateful to everyone for responding. Amazing, isn't it that so many dictionaries have given us so many different answers? Would you believe that this all started from a conversation that we were having (in my broken, rusty spanish) about blueberry muffins??

Again, thanks!

Cheri

Oct 22, 2004, 5:27 PM

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One problem is that Blueberries are native to Canada and the North Central and North East USA

quevedo

Oct 22, 2004, 9:09 PM

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Mora azul (y casi no hay en México).

Fuente: Mi mujer y mi hija, ambas excelentes cocineras.

Saludos azulmoranos,

Quevedo

Oct 23, 2004, 12:24 PM

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Que raro that "mora azul" is used for blueberry since blueberries don't look anything like blackberries. Is "mora" used for blackberry in Mexico, or do they only use "zarzamora"?
Susy
Susy

quevedo

Oct 24, 2004, 7:24 AM

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Re: [bdlngton] Zarzamora

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Definitivamente, zarzamora. Tengo muchas aquí en el jardín de mi casa en Guadalajara.

La palabra mora equivaldría a berry. De la misma manera que en inglés blueberry y blackberry designan a frutas que tal vez no se parecen mucho, como usted afirma, mora azul y zarzamora hacen lo propio en español.

Un saludo cordial,

Quevedo

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Oct 24, 2004, 5:02 PM

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Re: [quevedo] Zarzamora

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Interesante que "mora" es la palabra para decir "berry" en general. En Colombia "mora" se usa especificamente para "blackberry" y "jugo de mora" es muy popular. No tengo ni idea como dirian "blueberry" en Colombia porque nunca las vi alla.
Susy

Oct 24, 2004, 6:49 PM

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Lots of people call Raspberries mora,they look more like Blackberries than Blueberries do, then we have Fresa,or strawberry, which opens up a whole new ballgame.

The Blueberry problem, though could be that it isn't native, at least in recent times to Mexico, and the countries to the south of Mexico.

Brent

jerezano

Oct 25, 2004, 8:29 AM

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Re: [BrentB] Zarzamora

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Hola,

"Raspberries" son frambuesas. Como dijo el Sr. Quevedo, el término genérico por "berry" es mora.

Como todos yo he tenido muchos problemas aprendiendo esto.

No se que actitud Uds. tienen sobre el Tratado de Libre Comercio pero recuerdo muy bien que hace dieciseis años era posible escoger de entre diez o más diferentes marcas de mermelada de fresa pero no era posible comprar ningun otro sabor de mermelada. Ahora son disponibles zarazmora, naranja, chabucano, frambuesa, ocasionalmente uva, y por supuesto fresa.

Adios. Jerezano

jgrch

Nov 18, 2004, 2:53 PM

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When I lived in Oregon there were a lot of Mexicans there picking blueberries and they all called them "bolita azul".

Nov 19, 2004, 5:46 PM

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Aunque este sea un foro de cosas mexicanas, creo que cuando se habla del idioma español, es necesario entender que el vocabulario es muy variadada de pais en pais, hasta en regiones de un solo pais. Por eso creo que hay que decir que "mora" es cualquier tipo de "berry" en el español mexicano. En el español de Colombiano la palabra "mora" es especificamente "blackberry." No usan la palabra zarzamora. Y, como no tienen "blueberries" en ese pais, no tienen nombre pos esa fruta.
Para los que estan aprendiendo el español es bastante confuso tener tantas palabras para una cosa. Por ejemplo, para estos en este foro, que quieren decir estas palabras:
un tinto
un mono
el gis
coger
A ver si estamos de acuero en lo que significan estas palabras.
Susy
Susy

esperanza

Nov 19, 2004, 8:07 PM

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Re: [bdlngton] Zarzamora

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Bueno, nos pusiste un buen reto. A ver:

un tinto: una copa de vino tinto--pura adivinanza de mi parte
un mono: un chango, o un tipo de traje 'overalls'
el gis: pues, para escribir en el pizarrón--y que otra cosa?
coger: atrapar, alcanzar, levantar del piso y ni se menciona!

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Nov 20, 2004, 9:24 AM

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Ejemplos de la diferencias del español de país en país. En Colombia:
un tinto--un café negro (dicen vino rojo para red wine)
un mono--un rubio (güero en México; monkey es mico)
gis--tienes razón, pero usan tiza en México también, ¿no? No usan esa palabra en Colombia.
coger--catch como en coger un taxi o un bus (usan bus y buseta en Colombia, no autobus.)

Otro reto:
una flota
un ejote
un perico
un camión
un tablero
Susy

Nov 20, 2004, 7:31 PM

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Re: [bdlngton] Zarzamora

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Fleet

Greenbean

Parrot also Crecent (adjustable) Wrench

Truck

Table (Chart)

Nov 20, 2004, 10:13 PM

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Right on ejote and camion.
In Colombian Spanish:
flota--a bus that travels between towns and cities (like autobus in Mexico; city busses are buses, unless their mini-busses, then they're busetas)
Perico-coffee with cream or milk (not the same as cafe con leche, which is mostly milk)
tablero-blackboard
Meant to type camioneta, not camion. Camioneta is a pick-up truck, van, or even station wagon.
Susy

Nov 21, 2004, 5:35 PM

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What is the difference between arroz con pollo y pollo con arroz?

Nov 21, 2004, 5:38 PM

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What is a perico en guatemala, y un cangrejo en méxico?

Nov 21, 2004, 6:43 PM

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Arroz con pollo--a seasoned rice dish with pieces of chicken in it
pollo con arroz--chicken (usually rotisseried) with rice as a side dish (probably plain white rice)

????
Susy

Nov 21, 2004, 6:46 PM

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cangrejo--crab? (also called jaiba)??
Perico in Guatemala--don't know, never been to Guatemala, hope to go in April

Tell me . . .
Susy

Nov 22, 2004, 5:38 PM

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