Fruits Vocabulary English

Fruit Vocabulary Word List

1. Apple

2. Apricot

3. Avocado

4. Banana

5. Berry

6. Blackberry

7. Blood orange

8. Blueberry

9. Breadfruit

10. Cantaloupe

11. Cherry

12. Citrus

13. Coconut

14. Dragon fruit

15. Durian

16. Fig

17. Grape

18. Grapefruit

19. Guava

20. Honeydew

21. Jackfruit

22. Kiwi

23. Kumquat

24. Lemon

25. Lime

26. Lingonberry

27. Lychee

28. Mandarin

29. Mango

30. Mangosteen

31. Melon

32. Mulberry

33. Nectarine

34. Orange

35. Papaya

36. Passion fruit

37. Peach

38. Pear

39. Persimmon

40. Pineapple

41. Plum

42.Pomegranate

43. Raisin

44. Starfruit

45. Strawberry

46. Tamarind

47. Watermelon

a round fruit with firm, white flesh and a green, red, or yellow skin

Apple

/ˈæp.əl/

Ex. He was munching on an apple.

a small, round, soft fruit with a pale orange, furry skin

Apricot

/ˈeɪ.prɪ.kɒt/

/ˈeɪ.prɪ.kɑːt/

Ex. Would you like some apricot jam?

a tropical fruit with thick, green, or purple skin, a large, round seed, and green flesh that can be eaten

Avocado

/ˌæv.əˈkɑː.dəʊ/

/ˌæv.əˈkɑː.doʊ/

Ex. My favourite is avocado on toast with poached eggs and roast tomatoes.

a long, curved fruit with a yellow skin and soft, sweet, white flesh inside

Banana

/bəˈnɑː.nə/

/bəˈnæn.ə/

Ex. I only had a banana for lunch.

a small, round fruit on particular plants and trees

Berry

/ˈber.i/

Ex. Rachel took a nice juicy berry from the basket and popped it into her mouth.

a small dark purple fruit that grows wild in Europe and is usually cooked before being eaten

Blackberry

/ˈblæk.bər.i/

/ˈblæk.ber.i/

Ex. Tom picked some blackberries to eat.

a type of orange (= fruit) that has red flesh

Blood orange

/ˈblʌd ˌɒr.ɪndʒ/

/ˈblʌd ˌɔːr.ɪndʒ/

Ex. Roast duck and blood orange salad, of course.

a small dark blue fruit that is found in North America. Blueberries are usually cooked before they are eaten

Blueberry

/ˈbluːˌbər.i/

/ˈbluːˌber.i/

Ex. Go and get me a blueberry muffin; then come and find me.

a large, round tropical fruit that looks and feels like bread after it has been baked

Breadfruit

/ˈbred.fruːt/

Ex. We have the goats and chickens, there are wild yams and breadfruit, taro and sweet potato.

a type of melon (= large fruit with a thick skin) that is round and has yellow or green skin and sweet orange flesh

Cantaloupe

/ˈkæn.tə.luːp/

/ˈkæn.t̬ə.loʊp/

Ex. Cantaloupes from Texas are extremely good this year

a small, round fruit with red skin

Cherry

/ˈtʃer.i/

Ex. I had a cherry-flavored drink

a juicy fruit with a sharp taste such as orange, lemon, or grapefruit.

Citrus

/ˈsɪt.rəs/

Ex. The field was planted with citrus trees

the large, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.

Coconut

/ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/

/ˈkoʊ.kə.nʌt/

Ex. You can also add coconut to the cookie mix if you like

a tropical fruit, widely cultivated in Vietnam, the fruit is popular in Southeast Asia

Dragon fruit

/ˈdræɡ.ən ˌfruːt/

Ex. Dragon fruits are high in antioxidants and vitamins.

a large, oval, tropical fruit with a hard skin covered in sharp points, yellow, orange, or red flesh, and a very strong smell

Durian

/ˈdʒʊə.ri.ən/

/ˈdʊr.i.ən/

Ex. Westerners find the smell of durians too strong.

a sweet, soft, purple, or green fruit with many seeds

Fig

/fɪɡ/

Ex. My fig tree is shedding fruit

a small, round, purple or pale green fruit that you can eat or make into wine

Grape

/ɡreɪp/

Ex. I like grapes, but I can’t eat too many of them.

a fruit that is like a large orange, but has a yellow skin and tastes less sweet

Grapefruit

/ˈɡreɪp.fruːt/

Ex. I had half a grapefruit for breakfast.

a round yellow tropical fruit with pink or white flesh and hard seeds

Guava

/ˈɡwɑː.və/

Ex. I prefer guava to banana.

a type of melon (= large fruit with a thick skin) that has white, green, or yellow skin and sweet flesh with a lot of juice

Honeydew

/ˈhʌn.i.dʒuː/

/ˈhʌn.i.duː/

Ex. They export a lot of fruit, such as oranges, honeydews, and lemons

a very large fruit that grows on a tree that is common in South Asia and other tropical areas

Jackfruit

/ˈdʒæk.fruːt/

Ex. Fruit trees, like bananas, citrus, and jackfruit, are planted around the village.

an oval fruit with brown skin covered in hairs and bright green flesh

Kiwi

/ˈkiː.wiː/

Ex. It can be quite bitter, so enjoy alongside an apple or kiwi.

a small, oval fruit that looks like an orange and has a sweet skin that can be eaten

Kumquat

/ˈkʌm.kwɒt/

/ˈkʌm.kwɑːt/

Ex. Add the kumquats to the syrup, lower the heat and poach for 5 minutes.

an oval fruit that has a thick, yellow skin and sour juice

Lemon

/ˈlem.ən/

Ex. There was a lemon tree in the center of the courtyard.

a round fruit containing a lot of juice that is sour like a lemon but smaller and green

Lime

/laɪm/

Ex. He bought me a drink – lime and soda.

a small red fruit that grows wild in northern Europe and is eaten especially in Scandinavia

Lingonberry

/ˈlɪŋ.ɡənˌbər.i/

/ˈlɪŋ.ɡənˌber.i/

Ex. There are reindeer meat and lingonberry jam

a fruit with a rough, brown shell and sweet, white flesh around a large, shiny, brown seed

Lychee

/ˈlaɪ.tʃiː/

/ˈliː.tʃiː/

Ex. Lychee trees under glass in my back garden.

a small, sweet type of orange that has a thinner, looser skin

Mandarin

/ˈmæn.dər.ɪn/

/ˈmæn.dɚ.ɪn/

Ex. I like mandarin juice

a fleshy, oval, yellowish-red tropical fruit

Mango

/ˈmæŋ.ɡəʊ/

/ˈmæŋ.ɡoʊ/

Ex. Peel the mango and slice it into the blender.

tropical fruit with a thick reddish skin and white flesh inside that is divided into sections

Mangosteen

/ˈmæŋ.ɡə.stiːn/

Ex. In spite of its name, the mangosteen is in no way related to the mango.

large, round fruit with hard yellow or green skin, sweet flesh, and a lot of seeds

Melon

/ˈmel.ən/

Ex. I put orange, banana, and melon in the fruit salad.

a small soft purple fruit, or the tree that has these fruit

Mulberry

/ˈmʌl.bər.i/

/ˈmʌl.ber.i/

Ex. When should I remove a crossing branch from my mulberry tree?

a type of sweet juicy fruit like a peach but with a smooth skin

Nectarine

/ˈnek.tər.iːn/

/ˌnek.təˈriːn/

Ex. We have now planted peaches, nectarines, avocados.

round juicy fruit with a thick, orange-colored skin

Orange

/ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/

/ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/

Ex. Vitamin C is found in oranges and other citrus fruit.

large oval fruit with a yellowish skin and sweet orange flesh, or the tropical tree on which this grows

Papaya

/pəˈpaɪ.ə/

Ex. Papaya trees begin to pop up from the rich red soil.

small fruit with thick purple or yellow skin and many seeds

Passion fruit

/ˈpæʃ.ən ˌfruːt/

Ex. My favorite was the passion fruit and the lime.

a round fruit with sweet yellow flesh that has a lot of juice.

Peach

/piːtʃ/

Ex. Would you like peaches and cream for dessert?

a sweet fruit, usually with green skin and a lot of juice

Pear

/peər/

/per/

Ex. The pear tree they planted has never borne fruit.

a very sweet orange tropical fruit

Persimmon

/pəˈsɪm.ən/

/pɚˈsɪm.ən/

Ex. American persimmons drop off the tree when ripe.

large tropical fruit with a rough orange or brown skin and pointed leaves on top

Pineapple

/ˈpaɪnˌæp.əl/

Ex. For dessert, we often do pineapple with fresh mint and then some coffee.

soft round fruit with smooth red or purple skin, that is sweet inside with a large flat seed

Plum

/plʌm/

Ex. She bit into a plum.

large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind

Pomegranate

/ˈpɒm.ɪˌɡræn.ɪt/

/ˈpɑː.məˌɡræn.ɪt/

Ex. Which do you like better, pomegranates or bananas?

a dried black grape

Raisin

/ˈreɪ.zən/

Ex. I don’t like grapes or raisins or anything like that.

yellow tropical fruit with smooth skin and five-pointed

Starfruit

/ˈstɑː.fruːt/

/ˈstɑːr.fruːt/

Ex. Banana, star fruit and mango trees frame the small swimming pool.

a small juicy red fruit that has small brown seeds on its surface

Strawberry

/ˈstrɔː.bər.i/

/ˈstrɑːˌber.i/

Ex. We sat in the garden hulling strawberries.

a type of tropical tree

Tamarind

/ˈtæm.ər.ɪnd/

/ˈtæm.ɚ.ɪnd/

Ex. Remove the seeds from the tamarind and discard.

a type of large melon, with hard, dark-green skin, that is red inside and has black seeds

Watermelon

/ˈwɔː.təˌmel.ən/

/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚˌmel.ən/

Ex. The main exhibits are still life photos of fruits like oranges, grapes, and watermelons.