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Many fruits in Spanish have different names in different countries. One example is banana, in Mexico and Spain it’s called plátano, but in other countries, it’s called banana. This is a sample list of fruit tree names in Spanish. If you pay attention, very often, the tree’s name of a fruit with a femenine noun, is the masculine version of its fruit’s name:
| Fruit | Tree Name | English Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| aceituna, oliva | olivo | olive tree |
| aguacate | aguacate | avocado tree |
| almendra | almendro | almond tree |
| avellana | avellano | hazel |
| banana | banano | banana tree |
| — plátano | plátano, platanal | banana tree (MX, SP) |
| castaña | castaño | chestnut tree |
| cereza | cerezo | cherry tree |
| ciruela | ciruelo | plum tree |
| coco | cocotero | coconut tree |
| guayaba | guayabo | guava tree |
| higo | higuera (f.) | fig tree |
| limón | limonero | lime tree |
| mango | mango | mango tree |
| manzana | manzano | apple tree |
| naranja | naranjo | orange tree |
| nuez | nogal | walnut tree, pecan tree |
| papaya | papayo | papaya tree |
| pera | peral | pear tree |
Published originally on 20100126. Latest update on 20210405 (spanishNY.com) top
