Manzana

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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for June 15, 2008

manzana -feminine noun (la), apple. Look up manzana in the dictionary

La manzana es una de las frutas de árbol más cultivada en todo el mundo.
Apples are one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits in the world.

[María José]

- Estas cuatro viviendas ocupan toda una manzana.
- Este tema se ha convertido en la manzana de la discordia.
- ¿Te gustan las manzanas? Sólo asadas. Bueno, también me gusta la sidra...
- Manzana reineta, verde doncella.

[María José]

And a sentence I don't understand: Los experimentos se realizaron en manzana. Can anybody explain?

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Gemma

And a sentence I don't understand: Los experimentos se realizaron en manzana. Can anybody explain?

I believe I found the place you got the sentence from (I go there frequently) and it doesn't appear to have a metophorical usage. They took a literal translation approach to the sentence:
The experiments were carried out in/on/with an apple/apples.

The context was lab work. I don't know what experiments were performed. I just eat them.

[CrOtALiTo]

I believe it, there apples for eat.

Could be the a block, it call a apple, or perhaps a candy apple.

[Tomisimo]

There's also the Adam's apple, which I believe in Spanish is the nuez/bocado/manzana de Adán.

[Alfonso]

In Spanish, for Adam's apple the most common is nuez.
Also, bocado de Adán.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by Alfonso

In Spanish, for Adam's apple the most common is nuez.
Also, bocado de Adán.

Do you usually say nuez alone, or nuez de Adán?

[María José]

Just nuez.

[Alfonso]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

Do you usually say nuez alone, or nuez de Adán?

Nuez is enough.

• Menuda nuez tienes.
• Ya no se ve gente con tanta nuez.