Arándano

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for January 7, 2010

arándano (masculine noun (el)) — cranberry. Look up arándano in the dictionary

Se pueden preparar varios postres ricos con arándanos deshidratados.
There are several good desserts you can make with dried cranberries.

[chileno]

Arándano = blueberry

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by chileno

Arándano = blueberry

Arándano = bilberry

It also appears to mean cranberry, which is quite different.

[laepelba]

I had this very conversation with a friend in Uruguay this past November when I wrote something about making cranberry sauce in my Facebook message. The conversation went something like this:

Uruguayan friend: los arandanos son azul oscuro, pequeños, without seeds, only one piece, not little pieces. so I think arandanos are blueberries (and that is what it says on the package of what I buy because Uruguay exports the fruit, but I heard cranberries in a film and they translated it for arandano. ¿?

Lou Ann: [sends photos of cranberries and blueberries....]

Uruguayan friend: Thanks, you are great!! Arandanos are blueberries and I have never seen a cranberry in this area in my life. Hope to try them one day.

This friend is very well traveled throughout Latin America, so if she says she has never seen a cranberry, it's quite significant.

By the way, here are the pictures that I sent her:

Cranberry:


Blueberry:

[Perikles]

Thanks for that. Well, that's cleared that up. Apart from the size, shape, texture, colour and taste, they are identical.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Thanks for that. Well, that's cleared that up. Apart from the size, shape, texture, colour and taste, they are identical.

I would like to add that I had never seen a cranberry nor heard of them before coming to the US.

Do they speak?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by chileno

I would like to add that I had never seen a cranberry nor heard of them before coming to the US.

Do they speak?

Of course not - they just cran.

It seems they used to be called Craneberries, possibly because Cranes (grulla) like them.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by chileno

I would like to add that I had never seen a cranberry nor heard of them before coming to the US.

Do they speak?

Originally Posted by Perikles

Of course not - they just cran.

[CrOtALiTo]

My grand mother does candies with cranberries, sometimes the candies can be dried for a long time.


The restaurant's desserts are very delicious and they are made in my city.

Examples about.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Of course not - they just cran.

It seems they used to be called Craneberries, possibly because Cranes (grulla) like them.

If it is so, then it's berry interesting.

You think I'm kidding? It's my accent!

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by chileno

If it is so, then it's berry interesting.

*groan* Very punny.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Perikles

*groan* Very punny.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

In México "blueberries" don't have a translated name. They're just "blueberries" (pronounced "bluberris").

Cranberries have been massively introduced in our markets only since* a couple of years ago, mostly dried and in bottled juice, rarely fresh.
*Did I have it right at last, Perikles?

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

In México "blueberries" don't have a translated name. They're just "blueberries" (pronounced "bluberris").

Cranberries have been massively introduced in our markets only since* a couple of years ago, mostly dried and in bottled juice, rarely fresh.
*Did I have it right at last, Perikles?

I'm not quite comfortable with the wording ... but ONLY noticed it because you pointed it out. It's really subtle. I might re-word it así: "Cranberries were introduced into our markets only a few years ago..." or maybe "Cranberries have been massively promoted in our markets for only the past few years..."

Perikles - how about BrE?

[chileno]

Originally Posted by laepelba

I'm not quite comfortable with the wording ... but ONLY noticed it because you pointed it out. It's really subtle. I might re-word it así: "Cranberries were introduced into our markets only a few years ago..." or maybe "Cranberries have been massively promoted in our markets for only the past few years..."

Perikles - how about BrE?

I agree.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Cranberries have been massively introduced in our markets only since* a couple of years ago, mostly dried and in bottled juice, rarely fresh.
*Did I have it right at last, Perikles?

I'm afraid not.

Originally Posted by laepelba

I'm not quite comfortable with the wording ... but ONLY noticed it because you pointed it out. It's really subtle. I might re-word it así: "Cranberries were introduced into our markets only a few years ago..." or maybe "Cranberries have been massively promoted in our markets for only the past few years..."

Perikles - how about BrE?

You are quite correct, BrE as well. By the way, I didn't think the difference was that subtle, probably because I'm looking out for trouble.

[irmamar]

Hay varios tipos de arándanos (vaccinium): v. myrtillus es el azul; el arándano rojo es el oxycoccus; el americano, el v.corymbosum. Hay alguno más.

Son útiles para las afecciones del tracto urinario.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Hay varios tipos de arándanos (vaccinium): v. myrtillus es el azul; el arándano rojo es el oxycoccus; el americano, el v.corymbosum. Hay alguno más.

Son útiles para las afecciones del tracto urinario.

YES! Cranberry juice is something the doctor prescribes for a UTI. Thanks for the specifics, Irmamar.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

YES! Cranberry juice is something the doctor prescribes for a UTI. Thanks for the specifics, Irmamar.

You're welcome. I don't believe in traditional medicine (we say "medicina tradicional" to the one the doctors practice), but in the alternative one (medicina alternativa).

[laepelba]

Sometimes natural medical treatments are called "homeopathic" treatments.