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things that people and animals eat, such as meat or vegetables

mâncare, alimente

flesh from a fish that we use as food

pește, carne de pește

any sea creature that is eaten as food such as fish, shrimp, seaweed, and shellfish

fructe de mare, pește și fructe de mare

the meat of a crab that can be eaten

carne de crab

the meat of a lobster as food

homar, carne de homar

an edible bivalve mollusk with a dark shell that is found in saltwater or freshwater habitats

midie, moluscă comestibilă

a marine crustacean with a compressed abdomen that is cooked as food

crevet, gambă

a silver-colored fish often found in both freshwater and saltwater environments

somon

a marine creature that can change color and has a long soft body with ten tentacles helping it swim very fast

calamar, squid

a type of large fish that is found in warm seas

ton

the flesh of animals and birds that we can eat as food

carne

meat that is from a cow

carne de vită

the flesh of a chicken that we use as food

pui, carne de pui

meat of a duck, eaten as food

rață

meat that is from a young sheep

carne de miel

meat from a pig, eaten as food

carne de porc

something we can eat that grows on trees, plants, or bushes

fruct, fructe

a plant or a part of it that we can eat either raw or cooked

legumă, plantă

a vegetable with glossy, deep purple skin and firm, white flesh

vânătă

a vegetable with a round and dark red root that is eaten as food

sfarc, sfeclă

a large round vegetable with thick white, green or purple leaves, eaten raw or cooked

varză

a small and round fruit with mainly red skin and a pit

cireașă

a long and thin vegetable with dark green skin

dovlecel

a long fruit that has thin green skin and is used a lot in salads

castraveți

a purple or green fruit that is round, small, and grows in bunches on a vine

strugure

a type of green vegetable that is long and thin and is used in cooking

fasole verde, vârful de fasole

a juicy sour fruit that is round and has thick yellow skin

lămâie

a sweet yellow fruit with a thin skin that grows in hot areas

mango

a variety of fruits with yellow, green, or orange skin or juicy flesh that contains many seeds in its center

pepene

a soft and juicy fruit that has a pit in the middle and its skin has extremely little hairs on it

piersică

a sweet yellow or green bell-shaped fruit with a lot of juice

pară

an edible soft berry that is red or black in color and grows on bushes

zmeură

a type of pepper with a very hot taste that is red in color

ardei roșu, ardei iute

the act of preparing food by heat or mixing different ingredients

gătit, pregătirea alimentelor

cooked with dry heat, particularly in an oven

copt, coace

cooked in extremely hot liquids

fiert, gătit în apă

cooked in very hot oil

prăjit, fried

having been cooked over direct heat, often on a grill, resulting in a charred or seared exterior

grătar, preparat pe grătar

a piece of meat that is cooked in an oven or is prepared for doing so

friptură, carne la cuptor

cooked using the steam of boiling water

fiert la abur, gătit la abur