FRUIT
- Abacate (Persea americana) - Avocado
- Abacaxi (Ananas comosus [cultivar])1 - Brazilian Pineapple
- Açaí (Euterpe oleracea) - Acai, Açaí, Assai, Asai Palm
- Acerola (Malpighia punicifolia) - Acerola, Barbados Cherry, Wild Crepe Myrtle, West Indian Cherry
- Alperce (Prunus armeniaca) - Apricot
- Ameixa (Prunus domestica) - Plum
- Amora-negra (Morus nigra) - Black Mulberry
- Amora-silvestre (Rubus fruticosus) - Blackberry
- Ananás (Ananas comosus [cultivar])1 - Pineapple
- Anona (Annona cherimolia) - Cherimoya
- Asímina (Asimina triloba) - Paw-paw
- Banana (Musa spp.) - Banana
- Cacau (Theobroma cacao) - Cacao
- Cajú (Ancardium occidentale) - Cashew
- Cereja (Prunus spp.) - Cherry
- Côco (Cocos nucifera) - Coconut
- Dióspiro (Diospyros) - Persimmon
- Figo (Ficus carica) - Fig
- Framboesa (Rubus idaeus) - Raspberry
- Goiaba (Psidium guajava) - Guava
- Goji (Lycium barbarum) - Goji Berry, Wolfberry
- Jaca (Artocarpus heterophyllus) - Jackfruit
- Kiwi (Actinidia delciosa) - Kiwi
- Laranja (Citrus) - Orange
- Laranja-doce, Laranja-baía (Citrus sinensis) - Navel Orange
- Lima (Citrus aurantifolia) - Lime
- Limão (Citrus limon) - Lemon
- Maçã (Malus)2 - Apple
- Manga (Mangifera indica) - Mango
- Maracujá (Passiflora edulis) - Passion Fruit
- Marmelo (Cydonia oblonga) - Quince
- Melancia (Citrullus lanatus) - Watermelon
- Melão (Cucumis melo)3 - Crenshaw Melon
- Meloa (Cucumis melo)3 - Melon
- Mirtilo (Vaccinium myrtillus)5 - Bilberry
- Morango (Fragaria) - Strawberry
- Nectarina (Prunus persica ssp nucipersica) - Nectarine
- Nêspera, (Eriobotrya japonica)4 - Japanese Plum, Loquat
- Oxicoco (Vaccinium macrocarpon) - Cranberry
- Papaia (Carica papaya) - Papaya
- Pêssego (Prunus persica) - Peach
- Physalis (Physalis angulata, Physalis peruviana) - Physalis, Cape Gooseberry, Golden Berry, Groundcherry
- Pitanga (Eugenia uniflora) - Pitanga, Surinam Cherry
- Romã (Punica granatum) - Pomegranate
- Tâmara (Phoenix dactylifera) - Date
- Tamarindo (Tamarindus indica) - Tamarind
- Tangerina (Citrus reticulata) - Tangerine
- Toranja (Citrus paradisi) - Grapefruit
- Uva (Vitis spp.) - Grape
- Vacínio (Vaccinium)5 - Blueberry
1 To clear doubts on much which you can find on the internet on this matter:
ananás and
abacaxi are both the same plant,
Ananas comosus,
except they are different cultivars.
Ananás is much more stingy and zesty, while
abacaxi is much sweeter. So be careful if you're paying an
anánas'
price for what could be a sweeter (and cheaper for the supplier)
abacaxi.
2 There are dozens of variants in the country all with different names (and some don't even say
maçâ before it). Try them all to see the differences, there are many.
3 It's difficult to explain what we choose from
Cucumis melo cultivars, but here's the bottomline:
meloa> is small, round, very sweet and green on the inside;
melão is bigger, oval, light white-orange and normally not as sweet (unless you know how to pick them)
4 Many are unware of this fact, but Portuguese actually eat a variant / cultivar of the Japanese plum, so differentiating between European and Asian cultivars is pointless :)
5 Although many in the country believe they are buying blueberries, they are actually buying bilberries, it's very very difficult to buy blueberries in the country.