What does grasa in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word grasa in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use grasa in Spanish.

The word grasa in Spanish means fat, polish, grease, fatty, oily, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat, vegetable fat, burn fat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word grasa

fat

nombre femenino (tipo de tejido orgánico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La grasa acumulada bajo la piel protege a las focas del frío polar.
Fat build up underneath the skin protects seals from the freezing Arctic conditions.

polish

nombre femenino (sustancia que engrasa) (shoes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Puse una capa de grasa a las botas para impermeabilizarlas.
I gave the shoes a lick of polish to make them waterproof.

grease

nombre femenino (manteca animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay que untar el pollo con grasa antes de meterlo al horno. Así sale más sabroso.
You have to brush the chicken with grease before you put it in the oven - that way it will be tastier.

fatty

adjetivo (que tiene gordura)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Juan no debe tomar alimentos grasos porque tiene colesterol.
Juan shouldn't eat fatty foods because he has high cholesterol.

oily

adjetivo (con exceso de sebo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La piel grasa es propensa a las espinillas.
Oily skin is prone to pimples.

polyunsaturated fat

locución nominal femenina (ácido graso necesario)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

saturated fat

locución nominal femenina (ácido graso no esencial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Claudia come alimentos sin grasa saturada.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Convenience food is generally full of saturated fat.

vegetable fat

locución nominal femenina (ácido graso insaturado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los vegetarianos fríen sus comidas en grasa vegetal.
Vegetarians fry their food in vegetable fat.

burn fat

locución verbal (ejercicio para adelgazar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Me recomendaron un ejercicio muy bueno para quemar grasa y adelgazar.
They recommended a good exercise for burning fat and lose weight.

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