FruitinEnglishisspelled"fruit"andpronouncedas/fruːt/intheUKand/frut/intheUS.Itreferstosweetorsourediblefruit,typicallywithseedcoveringsandistheproductofaplant.Intransitiveverbformsinclude"fruited"(pasttense),"fruitful"(adjective),and"fruit"(noun).ThewordoriginatesfromMiddleFrench"fruit"inthe12t