Fruits Фру́кты

19 Russian words on the topic of fruits — each with a picture, an audio recording and an example sentence. Fruit at the market — many of these will sound pleasantly familiar.

English	Russian · Ру́сский	Notes
fruit	фрукт	Usually plural: фру́кты. 🔀 Several meaningsBerries count as я́годы, not fruit.
apple	я́блоко	⚠️ GenderIrregular plural: я́блоки (with -и).
orange	апельси́н	🔗 Word familyFrom Dutch appelsien — 'apple from China'.
banana	бана́н
strawberry	клубни́ка	A collective singular. Russians class it as a я́года (berry), not a fruit.
grapes	виногра́д	Collective singular — no plural. One grape is виногра́дина.
watermelon	арбу́з	🔗 Word familyFrom Persian via Turkic. Don't confuse with ды́ня (melon).
melon	ды́ня	Watermelon is арбу́з.
peach	пе́рсик	🔗 Word familySame source as 'peach': Latin persicum, the 'Persian apple'.
pear	гру́ша	🔀 Several meaningsAlso a punching bag: боксёрская гру́ша.
pineapple	анана́с	🔗 Word familyLike most languages, Russian says ananas — from Tupi, not 'pineapple'.
mango	ма́нго	Indeclinable, like пальто́ and авока́до.
lemon	лимо́н	Tea with lemon, чай с лимо́ном, is a Russian classic.
cherry	ви́шня	🔀 Several meaningsStrictly the sour cherry; a sweet cherry is чере́шня.
coconut	коко́с	Full form: коко́совый оре́х — 'coco nut'.
pomegranate	грана́т	🔀 Several meaningsAlso the garnet gemstone. A grenade is грана́та.
fig	инжи́р	🔗 Word familyFrom Persian anjir. The biblical fig tree is смоко́вница.
date	фи́ник	🔗 Word familyFrom Greek phoinix — same root as 'Phoenicia'. Date palm: фи́никовая па́льма.
avocado	авока́до	Indeclinable, like ма́нго.