Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/Fruits
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Main fruits in Swahili
| English | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Apples | Tufaha |
| Avocados | parachichi |
| Banana | ndizi |
| Figs | Tini |
| Grapes | zabibu |
| Lemons | ndimu |
| Mango | embe |
| Orange | chungwa |
| Peaches | Pichi |
| Pears | Pea |
| Pineapple | nanasi |
| Strawberries | Jordgubbar |
| Watermelon | tikiti-maji |
| pineapple(s) | nanasi / mananasi |
| banana(s) | ndizi |
| banana palm(s) | mgomba / migomba |
| mashed plantain | matoke |
| mango(es) | embe / maembe |
| mango tree(s) | mwembe / miembe |
| guava(s) | pera / mapera |
| guava tree(s) | mpera / mipera |
| papaya(s) | papai / mapapai |
| papaya tree(s) | mpapai / mipapai |
| passion fruit(s) | karakara, pesheni / mapesheni |
| pomegranate | komamanga |
| custard apple(s) | tomoko / matomoko,
topetope / matopetope |
| soursop | stafeli |
| jackfruit(s) | fenesi / mafenesi |
| lychee | shokishoki |
| Indian almond(s) | kungu / makungu |
| peanuts
fried peanuts |
njugu
njugu karanga |
| macadamia nuts | njugu mawe |
| cashew nuts | korosho |
| coconut(s) | nazi, dafu / madafu |
| coconut palm(s) | mnazi / minazi |
| coconut pulp | chicha |
| orange(s) | chungwa / machungwa |
| tangerine(s) | chenza / machenza |
| lemon(s) | limau / malimau,
limao / malimao |
| lime(s) | ndimu |
| grapefruit(s) | danzi / madanzi,
balungi / mabalungi |
| watermelon | tikitimaji |
| apple(s) | tofaa / matofaa,
tufaha / matufaha |
| apple tree(s) | mtofaa / mitofaa |
| pear(s) | peasi, pea / mapea |
| pear tree(s) | mti / miti wa mapea |
| plum(s) | plamu, tunda damu |
| plum tree(s) | mti / miti wa plamu |
| Java plum | zambarau |
| peach | fyulisi |
| apricot(s) | aprikoti / maaprikoti |
| apricot tree | mwaprikoti |
| fig(s) | tini |
| fig tree(s) | mtini, mkuyu / mikuyu |
| cherry / cherries | cheri |
| cherry tree(s) | mcheri / micheri |
| strawberry / strawberries | stroberi, fuu / mafuu |
| blackberries, mulberries | forosadi |
| grape(s) | zabibu / mizabibu |
| date(s) | tende / matende |
| date palm(s) | mtende / mitende |
| tamarind | ukwaju / kwaju |
| baobab fruit | ubuyu |
| baobab(s) | mbuyu / mibuyu |
| vanilla | lavani, vanila |
| ginger | tangawizi |
| turmeric | manjano |
| cinnamon | dalasini |
| cloves | karafuu |