noun phrase · neutral
seasonal produce
UK/ˈsiːzənəl ˈprɒdjuːs/US/ˈsiːzənəl ˈprɑːduːs/SEA·son·al PRO·duce
Band 5-6speakingtask2
fruits and vegetables that are in season
Examples
“I buy seasonal produce from the market in summer.”
“Seasonal produce usually tastes better and is cheaper.”
“Restaurants often change menus based on seasonal produce.”
Band 8 sentence
“Dining locally meant I often cooked with seasonal produce, which tasted far superior to imported items.”
Collocations
- buy seasonal produce
- fresh seasonal produce
Word family
seasonal adjectiveproduce noun (uncountable)
Common mistakes
seasonal products→seasonal produce
Say it for a higher band
5fresh fruits and vegetables→6seasonal vegetables→7+seasonal produce
Synonyms
in-season produce
Easily confused
fresh produce
“The supermarket displays a wide range of fresh produce every morning.”
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