Fruits

1. la mazana

   Apple

   Usage

   Asturias is apple country and its cider (sidra) is made from this fruit; useful at fruit stalls and cider houses

   Grammar Note

   Spanish manzana loses its n: mazana. The plural is mazanes

2. el plátanu

   Banana

   Usage

   Names the banana; useful when buying fruit or ordering breakfast

   Grammar Note

   The masculine ending is -u, not Spanish -o (plátano). The stress mark stays on á

3. la naranxa

   Orange

   Usage

   Names the orange fruit; the same word is also the colour orange

   Grammar Note

   The x is read /ʃ/ (like English sh) where Spanish naranja has j. The variant ñaranxa also exists. The plural is naranxes

4. la uva

   Grape

   Usage

   Names the grape, the fruit wine is made from

   Grammar Note

   Spelled like Spanish, but the plural is the Asturian feminine -es: uves

5. la fresa

   Strawberry

   Usage

   Names the strawberry; useful for desserts and fruit orders

   Grammar Note

   The plural is freses. The large cultivated kind is called fresón

6. la sandía

   Watermelon

   Usage

   Names the watermelon, a summer fruit at markets and stalls

   Grammar Note

   The accent mark stays on í. The plural is sandíes

7. la piña

   Pineapple

   Usage

   Names the pineapple; useful for juices and fruit platters

   Grammar Note

   Spelled like Spanish. The plural is piñes

8. el cocu

   Coconut

   Usage

   Names the coconut; the same word can also mean the palm that bears it

   Grammar Note

   The masculine ending is -u, not Spanish -o (coco). Cocu also names a small beetle, so use it in a fruit context

9. la llima / el llimón

   Lime / Lemon

   Usage

   Llima is the lime and llimón the lemon; tell them apart when asking for one with a drink

   Grammar Note

   The initial ll- is a palatal /ʎ/ where Spanish has l- (lima to llima, limón to llimón). The plurals are llimes and llimones

10. la papaya

    Papaya

    Usage

    Names the papaya, a tropical fruit eaten ripe with orange flesh

    Grammar Note

    Spelled like Spanish. The plural is papayes

11. la guayaba

    Guava

    Usage

    Names the guava, a tropical fruit with a green or yellow skin

    Grammar Note

    Spelled like Spanish. The plural is guayabes, and the tree is guayabu

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