The Filipino word for ‘fruit’ is prutas.
Learn how to say fruits in Tagalog!
saging, mangga, guyabano, niyog, abukado
banana, mango, soursop, coconut, avocado
langka, duryan, pinya, pakwan, bayabas
jackfruit, durian, pineapple, watermelon, guava
Though best eaten fresh, many Philippine fruits are cooked in syrup to serve as dessert. An example would be minatamis na saba (sweetened fat-banana).
Philippine fruits: balimbing, lansones, kaimito, santol, bayabas, tiyesa, duhat, tsiko, alimuran, duryan, atis, mansanitas, papaya, makopa, marang, mabolo, aratiles, milon, kalumpit, kamatsile, sinigwelas, rambutan, rimas
Citrus fruits: calamansi, dalanghita, dalandan, suha
More fruits: kasuy, sampalok, kamias, tabon-tabon, buko/niyog, suso ng kalabaw
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