ドライフルーツ
どらいふるーつ
noun
dried fruit
1.
dried fruit
Fruit that has been dried to remove most of its water content, used as a snack, in baking, or as a topping. Includes raisins, dried mango, cranberries, etc.
ドライフルーツをおやつに食べる。
I eat dried fruit as a snack.
ヨーグルトにドライフルーツを入れた。
I put dried fruit in my yogurt.
このパンにはドライフルーツとナッツがたっぷり入っている。
This bread is packed with dried fruit and nuts.
A loanword from English "dried fruit" (phonetically adapted as ドライフルーツ). Widely sold in Japanese supermarkets and convenience stores as a healthy snack.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ドライフルーツ入り: containing dried fruit
- ドライフルーツとナッツ: dried fruit and nuts
- ドライフルーツを漬ける: to soak dried fruit (e.g., in liquor for baking)
- 無添加ドライフルーツ: additive-free dried fruit
COMMON VARIETIES IN JAPAN:
- レーズン: raisins
- ドライマンゴー: dried mango
- クランベリー: cranberries
- いちじく: dried figs
- 干しあんず: dried apricots
RELATED TERMS:
- 乾燥果実: dried fruit — the formal Japanese equivalent, less commonly used
- 干物: dried food (typically fish)
- 干し柿: dried persimmon — a traditional Japanese dried fruit