🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Ingrediente cru

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ĩɡɾeˈdʒẽtʃi kɾu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Raw Ingredient/rɔː ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os legumes frescos são ingredientes crus essenciais para uma salada saudável."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A basic component or substance used in the preparation of food, typically unprocessed or minimally processed.

    "Fresh vegetables and spices are essential raw ingredients for a healthy salad."
  2. 2

    Any material that is used in the production of a product, especially in cooking or manufacturing.

    "The factory sources its raw ingredients from local farmers to ensure quality."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'raw' originates from the Old English 'hrēaw', meaning uncooked or unprocessed. 'Ingredient' comes from the Latin 'ingredientem', meaning 'to enter' or 'to put in', which evolved to refer to components of a mixture or recipe.

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