Phrase guide

dried fruit

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Small fruit that has been preserved by drying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fruit

2

noun

Meaning 2

A mixture of sultanas, raisins, citrus peel, and cherries, used as an ingredient in fruit cakes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

fruit preserved by drying

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible fruit

Narrower terms: dried apricot, prune, raisin

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَوَاكِه مُجَفَّفَة (fawākih mujaffafa) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Armenian: չիր (čʻir) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Azerbaijani: qax — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Catalan: fruit sec — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Chinese Cantonese: 乾果 /干果 (gon1 gwo2) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乾果 /干果 (gānguǒ) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Finnish: kuivahedelmät — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • French: fruit sec — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Georgian: ჩირი (čiri) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • German: Trockenobst — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Hebrew: פרות יבשים — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Hebrew: פרות מיובשים — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Hindi: मेवा (mevā) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Hungarian: aszalt gyümölcs — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Italian: frutta secca — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Japanese: 乾果 (kanka) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Japanese: ドライフルーツ (doraifurūtsu) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Japanese: 干し果物 (hoshikudamono) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Korean: 건과 (geon'gwa) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Lower Tanana: nen' dzegha' — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Mongolian: хатаасан жимс (xataasan žims) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Navajo: tsin bineestʼąʼ daazganígíí — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Norwegian: tørket frukt — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Persian: خشکبار (xošk-bâr) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Polish: bakalie — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Portuguese: passa — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Russian: сухофру́кт (suxofrúkt) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Russian: сушёный фрукт (sušónyj frukt) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Spanish: fruta seca — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Swedish: torkad frukt — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Turkish: çir — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Turkish: kak — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Turkish: kuru meyve — small fruit that have been preserved by drying
  • Urdu: میوہ (mewa) — small fruit that have been preserved by drying