ぶどう
also: えび
Meanings
1
usually written using kana alone
Refers to the fruit or the plant. Commonly used in compounds like ぶどう酒 (wine) and ぶどう園 (vineyard).
There are a lot of grapes in the fridge.
These grapes are very sweet.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を一房食べるto eat a bunch of grapes
I ate a chilled bunch of grapes.
- 〈物〉を絞ってワインを造るto press (grapes) to make wine
They press the harvested grapes to make wine.
- 〈物〉の皮をむくto peel the skin off (grapes)
I peeled the grapes for the child.