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Indian fruits in English names are popularly known to many people.
The most common are apples, bananas, mango, grapes, orange, lime, and pomegranate. But these fruits also have their own individual fruit names in the Telugu language as well.
It is interesting to know what different fruits are called in multiple languages. The common fruit term in the Telugu language is 'Pandu'.
Although these fruit names and some words may be some names to learn, we have made it easy to understand by explaining the English name of the same fruit. Here are some names of Indian fruits, fruits that have an English name along with their Telugu names.
Read on for all fruits' names in English and Telugu with pictures. Afterwards, also check out Chinese fruit names and Japanese fruit names.
The dry fruit names in the Telugu language can be interesting to learn and read. This will create a curiosity to study other languages also. However, there are many similarities in the Indian languages and the English words of the fruit names in Telugu.
Pista Pappu (Telugu origin), meaning 'pistachio' is a Telugu name for pistachios commonly used to decorate sweet dishes.
Jeedi Pappu (Telugu origin), meaning 'cashew' is a popular Telugu name.
Badham (Telugu origin), meaning 'almonds' is a Telugu dry fruit name popularly used in Indian cuisine.
Pine Kayalu (Telugu origin), meaning 'pine nuts' is a common Telugu name.
Verusanaga (Telugu origin), means 'peanuts'.
Athi Pallu (Telugu origin), meaning 'dried fig' is a popular Telugu name.
Gasagasalu (Telugu origin), means 'poppy seeds'.
Khubani (Telugu origin), meaning 'apricot' is a popular Telugu name.
Tavara Vitthalu (Telugu origin), means 'Lotus seeds'.
Akrotu (Telugu origin), meaning 'walnut' is used in sweets and is a popular Telugu name.
Nuvvulu (Telugu origin), means 'sesame seeds' in English.
Kismis (Telugu origin), meaning 'raisin' is nothing but dried grapes. They are used in decorating sweet dishes.
Avise Ginjalu (Telugu origin), meaning 'flax seeds' is a popular Telugu English dry fruit name.
Poddutirugudu Ginjalu (Telugu origin), meaning 'sunflower seeds' is a common Telugu name.
Endu Kharjuram (Telugu origin), means 'dry dates' in English.
Kobbari (Telugu origin), meaning 'desiccated coconut' is common in many food preparations. Coconut is used to make oil, milk, and other products.
Araru Gaddalu (Telugu origin), meaning 'arrowroot' is a dry fruit with many nutritions.
Raj Adanamu (Telugu origin), meaning 'cudpahnut' is a popular Telugu name.
Kubyakam (Telugu origin), meaning 'water chestnut' in English is a popular Telugu name.
Jaikaaya (Telugu origin), meaning 'nutmeg' is widely used in sweet dishes or in milk.
Fruits have seeds in them. Therefore, a seed-bearing fruit is termed as ‘pandu’ in the Telugu language. The fruit names in Telugu and English are given below. The commonly found fruits are grown all over India and some fruits are specifically grown in the Southern region. The common fruits names in Telugu and English for fruits like banana, apple, mango, grapes, pineapple, and orange lime are given below.
Aarati Pandu (Telugu origin), is a Telugu name meaning 'banana'. Bananas are a common tropical fruit and are widely grown in Southeast Asia. References to bananas were found in old Latin, Greek, and Arabic texts.
Jama (Telugu origin), is a Telugu name meaning 'guava'. It is derived from the Spanish version Guaya. Guava is a popular tropical fruit with seeds.
Mamidi (Telugu origin), meaning 'mango' is also a sweet and juicy fruit extensively cultivated in India and many Asian countries. The Telugu name has been derived from the original Telugu texts.
Sitha Pandu (Telugu origin), is a Telugu name meaning 'custard apple'. It is a large fruit with large seeds wrapped in the white flesh of the fruit. The custard apple. is a sweet tropical fruit commonly known from the sugar apple family. The Telugu name is common in Hindi as well.
Kamala Pandu (Telugu origin), meaning ‘orange’ in English is the Telugu name for the fruit. Oranges are popular in many countries and are a juicy fruit.
Sapota (Telugu origin), meaning ‘sapodilla’ in English is a Telugu name for the sweet brown fruit.
Neredu Pandu (Telugu origin), meaning ‘black plum’ is a tropical fruit and is grown in many parts of the world.
Anasa Pandu (Telugu origin), meaning 'pineapple' is a popular Telugu name.
Boppaya Pandu (Telugu origin), meaning 'papaya' in English is also used in salads and is extremely healthy.
Kharbuja (Telugu origin), meaning 'muskmelon' is a cold fruit that is enjoyed in summer. It is a juicy fruit with loads of sugar.
Kharjura (Telugu origin), means 'dates.' Unlike black dates or the Eastern dates, these dates are a little hard in texture and have natural sugar.
Peach Pandu (Telugu origin), meaning 'peach' in English is a soft fruit with tiny seeds.
Bilvamu (Telugu origin), meaning 'Bael Fruit' is also rarely found. It is green in color.
Naashpati (Telugu origin), means 'pear' in English.
Atthi Pallu (Telugu origin), is a Telugu name for 'fig'. These are small sweet fruits that later are dried and used in cooking sweet dishes.
Seema badam (Telugu origin), meaning 'apricot' is a common Telugu name for the fruit.
Usirikaya (Telugu origin), meaning 'goose berry' is a popular Telugu name for the English fruit name.
Regu Pandu (Telugu origin), means 'jujube'. These fruits are commonly grown in many parts of the world.
Draksha (Telugu origin), meaning 'grapes' is a popular Telugu name. Grapes are tiny fruits with no seeds and are juicy with natural sugars.
Narinja (Telugu origin), meaning 'orange' is a popular Telugu name. The word ‘Narinja’ seems to be derived from ‘Narangi' in Sanskrit which means the color ‘orange’.
Battaiah (Telugu origin), is a Telugu name meaning 'sweet lime' in English.
Kamala Phalam (Telugu origin), meaning 'sweet orange' are different from oranges. These are slightly sweeter and different in color.
Rama Phalam (Sanskrit origin), meaning 'bullock heart' in English has a traditional reference. The word ‘phalam’ means ‘fruit’ in Sanskrit.
Seema Panasa (Telugu origin), meaning 'breadfruit' is a popular Telugu English fruit name
Nalla Kishmish (Telugu origin), meaning 'Black currant' are tiny berry-like fruits common in forest produce.
Pampar Panansa (Telugu origin), meaning 'grapefruit' in English is a popular Telugu name.
Velaga Pandu (Telugu origin), meaning 'wood apple' is a red fruit.
Pedda nimma (Telugu origin), means 'lemon'. Being the king among the citrus fruits, lemons are widely used for seasoning and add a savory and slightly bitter taste.
Fruits in red color are tempting and delicious to eat. The most common red fruits that strike our minds are strawberries, apples, watermelons, and cherries. Added to these are pomegranate and plum. There are also different types of apples. Let us find these red fruit names in Telugu language and find their English counterparts. The most common fruits in red like strawberry or cherry are named similarly in Telugu. There are no different names unlike other fruits like panasa or draksha.
Atthi Pallu (Telugu origin), meaning 'fig' is a popular Telugu English fruit name.
Puchakaya (Telugu origin), meaning 'watermelon' is a juicy fruit loaded with sugars.
Litchi Pandu (Telugu origin), means 'lychee'. Pandu is a common fruit word used in Telugu language for fruits that have seeds.
Maredu (Telugu origin), is a Telugu fruit name meaning 'hog plum' in English.
Etha Pandu (Telugu origin), means 'wild date fruit or date fruit'.
Sepu or Seema Regu (Telugu origin), is a Telugu fruit name meaning 'apple'. Apples are just known as ‘regu’ for most Telugu-speaking people. Although 'apples' are a commonly used term.
Cherry Pandu (Telugu origin), meaning 'cherry' is a popular Telugu name for the English fruit.
Danimma (Telugu origin), is a Telugu fruit name meaning 'pomegranate' .
All bokara (Telugu origin), meaning 'plum' in English has one seed and has a mixed taste of sweet and sour.
Staberreelu (Telugu origin), means 'Strawberry' in English.
Rare fruits are specifically grown in the states of Southern India. However, these fruits have global recognition, but the fruit names in Telugu are still rare like regu, and ravi chettu.
Dabba Pandu (Telugu origin), meaning 'citron' in English is similar to lemons and limes.
Panasa kaya (Telugu origin), meaning 'jackfruit ', is one of the popular fruit names in Telugu name. The fruit has separate parts with one seed in it.
Thati munjelu (Telugu origin), is a Telugu fruit name meaning 'tender palm’. These are extremely healthy and are white and transparent in color.
Lokata Pandu (Telugu origin), meaning 'loquat' is a rare Telugu English fruit name.
Ravi chettu (Telugu origin), means 'pipal tree figs' in English.
Cerukugada (Telugu origin), meaning 'sugarcane' is a common tropical crop. The Sugar-cane industry is also common in the Southern states. Sugarcane juice contains high nutrition with the most amount of natural sugars which is then used to make jaggery.
Kheera (Telugu origin), meaning 'green cucumber' is a popular Telugu name. It is a common salad ingredient in the side dish in every meal. It is a cooling and detox agent during summer.
Thati Tegalu (Telugu origin), meaning 'tender palm shoots' in English is a popular Telugu name.
Chinna Usirikaya (Telugu origin), meaning 'star gooseberry' is a rare Telugu name.
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