Fruit · Las frutas

19 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. At the market — where names change most from country to country.

English	Spanish · Español	Notes
fruit	la fruta
apple	la manzana	Also means a city block.
orange	la naranja	Also the color orange; the tree is el naranjo.
banana	el plátano	🌎 RegionIn Argentina and Uruguay: la banana; in Colombia: banano.
strawberry	la fresa	🌎 RegionIn Argentina and Chile: la frutilla.
grapes	las uvas	Spanish tradition: eating 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve.
watermelon	la sandía	Stress falls on the í: san-DÍ-a.
melon	el melón	Plural: melones — the written accent disappears.
peach	el durazno	🌎 RegionIn Spain: el melocotón.
pear	la pera	Pear tree: el peral.
pineapple	la piña	Originally 'pine cone' — same idea as English 'pineapple'; in Argentina: el ananá.
mango	el mango	Also means a handle (of a tool or pan).
lemon	el limón	🌎 RegionIn Mexico limón usually means lime; lima/limón usage varies by country.
cherry	la cereza	🔗 Word familyThe tree is masculine: el cerezo (pattern: manzana → manzano).
coconut	el coco	Colloquially also 'head': comerse el coco = to overthink.
pomegranate	la granada	Same word for a hand grenade.
fig	el higo	The h is silent; Latin f- became Spanish h- (ficus → higo).
date	el dátil	Only the fruit; a calendar date is la fecha, a romantic date la cita.
avocado	el aguacate	Botanically a fruit, treated as a vegetable in cooking; in Argentina, Chile, and Peru: la palta.