frui

See also: fruí and fruì

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fruī (“to enjoy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfruj/
• Rhymes: -uj
• Hyphenation: frùi

Noun

frui m (uncountable)

1. (rare) enjoyment

   Synonym: godimento

Related terms

• fruire
• frutto

Further reading

• “frui”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• rifù, rufi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfru.iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfruː.i]

Verb

fruī

1. present active infinitive of fruor

Portuguese

Verb

frui

1. inflection of fruir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Réunion Creole French

Noun

frui

1. (High Creole) alternative form of fri (“fruit”)

References

• Armand, Alain (1987), Dictionnaire Kréol rénioné/Français [Reunionese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Océan Éditions, →ISBN, page 112

Spanish

Verb

frui

1. inflection of fruir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person singular voseo imperative