List of Fruits Names – English, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi

Fruits name with a handy glossary table showcasing the names of various fruits in English, Hindi, Tamil and Marathi equivalents and in some other regional Indian languages.

I consider fruits to be nature’s candy. There are a bountiful of fruits that mother nature has blessed us with. Each season brings in a variety of fruits that we can savor and enjoy.

Fresh fruits are healthy and some of them have the tag of superfood too like avocado, blueberries, watermelon, strawberries, apples. You can eat them, juice them, make smoothies, make jams and preserves. In fact there are so many cakes and desserts that you can make with fruits.

In India we have fruits changing according to the season. There are some fruits that are perennial like bananas or coconut. And some fruits are strictly seasonal like mangoes, various berries, jackfruit.

It is a good practice to eat fruits when they are in season. Also try to buy them locally to save the carbon foot print. I also recommend to eat the indigenous fruits that are natively grown in your country.

Here in this post, you will the fruits names in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Konkani and a few more other languages. I have tried to cover as many fruits as I can. I hope you find this list helpful.

If you know the name of any fruit in any regional Indian language and want to update it in this post, then do leave it in the comment section and we will update the post.

If we have missed any fruit, then also you can let us know. Thanks in advance.

Note that you will have to scroll the below table from left to right when viewing on a mobile phone or tablet.

List of Fruit Names

English	Hindi	Tamil	Marathi	Konkani	Other languages
Apple	Seb, Safarchand	Apple	Safarchand
Apricot	Khubani
Avocado,  Butter Fruit	Makhanphal				Venna pandu in Telugu
Banana	Kela	Vazhaipazham	Kela
Cape gooseberries	Rasbhari
Cherry
Coconut	Nariyal		Naral	Naal	Khopru in Gujarati
Custard apple	Sitaphal	Seethapazham
Dates	Khajoor
Dry Plums, Plum	Aloo Bukhara
Figs	Anjeer	Athipazham
Grapefruit	Chakotara
Jackfruit	Kathal, Katahal	Palapazham	Phanas	Phanas	Chakka in Malayalam
Indian Jujubes	Ber
Black plum, Java Plum	Jamun		Jambhul	Jambul
Indian gooseberry	Amla	Nellikai	Avala, Awla	Avla	Raj Nellikai in Kannada Nelli in Malayalam
Grapes	Angur, Angoor	Dratchai	Draksha
Guava	Amrud	Koiya	Peru
Kiwi fruit
Lemon	Nimbu		Limbu
Lychee	Litchi
Mandarin	Kinnu, Kinnow
Mango (ripe)	Aam	Mampazham, Mampalam	Amba	Ambe
Mango (unripe)			Kairi	Ambli
Mulberry	Shahatut, Shatoot
Musk melon	Kharabuja	Mulampazham		Chibud
Orange	Santara, Narangi	Naaram	Narangi
Olive	Jaitun
Palm fruit	Tad phal
Papaya	Papita	Pappali pazham	Papai
Peach	Aadoo
Pear	Nashpati	Berikkai
Pineapple	Annanas	Annachi	Annanas
Pomegranate	Anar	Madhulam pazham	Dalimb
Sapota	Chikku, Chikoo	Sapota pazham	Chikku
Mulberry	Shahtoot
Sweet lemon	Mausami		Mosambi
Star fruit	Kamrakh				Kamarakh in Gujarati
Tamarind	Imli
Water chestnut	Singhara, Singhada
Watermelon	Tarabooj		Kalingad
Wood Apple, Bengal Quince	Bel, Bael

Helpful Tips for Fruits

• While rinsing fruits soak them for 5 minutes in water to which some vinegar and baking soda or salt have been added. Then rinse them in fresh water for a couple of times thoroughly. This helps in getting rid of any pesticide residue on the fruits. Or if possible buy organic fruits and if you have a garden then grow your own fruits.
• Use seasonal fruits that are at the peak of their ripeness and freshness. Each fruit has a different nutrient composition and benefit. Thus consume different types of fruits in any season so that your nutrition needs are met.
• The best way to eat fruits is as nature has intended. Just enjoy them as is. This way you get all the nutrition benefits including the fiber from that fruit. Peel the fruit if they have inedible or hard peels. Remove and discard any inedible seeds or stones from the fruit.
• While pairing fruits in any dish like smoothie, drinks, salad, desserts etc, don’t mix acidic fruits like oranges, lemon with sweet fruits. Also, avoid mixing melons with any fruits.
• Don’t consume fruits after a meal. If you want to eat fruits then have them at least 2 hours before your meal or 2 to 3 hours after your meal or once your meal is digested.
• While buying fruits look for a bright color, good aroma and freshness in the fruits. For some fruits like mangoes, avocado, sapota when you press them lightly the outer skin should yield.
• Don’t drink water immediately after eating fruits. Always eat fruit fresh as soon as you are done chopping with it. Don’t let them rest for some minutes or few hours. Also, don’t refrigerate the chopped fruits.

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1. Spices Names
2. Pulses Names
3. Cereals Names
4. Vegetable Names

This List of Fruit names from the archives was originally published on December 2014.