No. 3,288 in Catalan
tropicals
"Tropicals" in Catalan means "tropical" (relating to the tropics).
In a sentence
Els boscos tropicals són rics en biodiversitat.
Tropical forests are rich in biodiversity.
In this sentence, 'tropicals' functions as an adjective describing the type of forests, indicating they are situated in regions with a tropical climate.
Les fruites tropicals com el mango són delicioses.
Tropical fruits like mango are delicious.
Here, 'tropicals' serves as an adjective modifying 'fruites' to specify that these fruits originate from or are associated with tropical regions.
Estan venent productes tropicals al mercat avui.
They are selling tropical products at the market today.
In this instance, 'tropicals' is an adjective as well, characterizing the 'productes' being sold as related to or typical of tropical areas.
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