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Nigerians are so creative that rather than find out the English names of certain fruits, they have either stuck with the traditional name or invented a new name for said fruit. Here are common
examples:

1. Tropical Almonds
The tropical almond can be found in many parts of Southern Nigeria. But Nigerians definitely don’t bother calling it tropical almond. This delicious fruit is referred to as “fruit”.

2. Tiger Nuts
The name “Tiger nut” is yet to stick to this sweet root from Northern Nigeria. Tiger nut is called its traditional name in various parts of the country; Ofio in the Southwest, Aki Hausa in the Southeast and Aya in the North.

3. Black Velvet Tamarind
To undertake a fruitless (in both senses) market search, you only have to keep asking for “black velvet tamarind”. If you’re interested in enjoying the sweet-tart goodness of this fruit, please forget your “shakara” and call it “lickie lickie” like everyone else.

4. African Star Apple
Try searching for African star apple on Google and watch the search engine struggle to come up with results. But search for “Agbalumo” and watch Google turn to superstar with numerous results. This is because Nigerians only know this fruit as Agbalumo, not as the African Star Apple.

Soure:
http://omgvoice.com/lifestyle/4-fruits-nigerians-dont-know-english-names/

1. Pear 2. Hausa groundnut dunno for the rest

5. Guess the English name

Isn't that date fruit

DATE

theEYe21:
5. Guess the English name

dates

the 2nd pic is "imumu" in yoruba

sugardad1:
3. Black Velvet Tamarind
To undertake a fruitless (in both senses) market search, you only have to keep asking for “black velvet tamarind”. If you’re interested in enjoying the sweet-tart goodness of this fruit, please forget your “shakara” and call it “lickie lickie” like everyone else.

Tsamiyan Biri in Hausa

theEYe21:
5. Guess the English name

debino

achieved, thanks op

fruits na tropical almond
icheku na black velvet tamarind (ugbanjeleke)
aki awusa na tiger north abi nuts
udara na African star apple


but the names too long nah, sentence names.

African star Apple is called Udarri in Efik, Cross River and Akwa Ibom

sugardad1:
3. Black Velvet Tamarind
To undertake a fruitless (in both senses) market search, you only have to keep asking for “black velvet tamarind”.

I saw what you did there. Love me a good pun...

sugardad1:
4. African Star Apple
Try searching for African star apple on Google and watch the search engine struggle to come up with results. But search for “Agbalumo” and watch Google turn to superstar with numerous results. This is because Nigerians only know this fruit as Agbalumo, not as the African Star Apple.

and so Na we get the fruit, before I was born my forefathers named it Agbalumo and so Agbalumo is the name not African star apple.

No.1 na EBelibor naaa
We dey throw stone dey pluck am for here that year na!!! EDO OREDO boys lol

sugardad1:
3. Black Velvet Tamarind
To undertake a fruitless (in both senses) market search, you only have to keep asking for “black velvet tamarind”. If you’re interested in enjoying the sweet-tart goodness of this fruit, please forget your “shakara” and call it “lickie lickie” like everyone else.

I do call no 3-icheku in south eastern area

Nchekwu

Once the bell rang, we would only be thinking about plucking "Fruit".
'Aki Hausa'! Omoh I hated vhat name ehn.

Preferred calling it 'Hausa Groundnut'.
Never liked it

African Apple star ko

Agbalumo is Agbalumo


PLEASE CHECK MY SIGGY

i know all the name of this ..

I sabi am

Icheku ....Hausa groundnut....''fruit"

Fruit is fruit. Ofio is Ofio and agbalumo is agbalumo.

NO come dey give us botanical name here jare.

No idea

sugardad1:
3. Black Velvet Tamarind
To undertake a fruitless (in both senses) market search, you only have to keep asking for “black velvet tamarind”. If you’re interested in enjoying the sweet-tart goodness of this fruit, please forget your “shakara” and call it “lickie lickie” like everyone else.

This is called awin or ayin in ogun state.

Nigerians have alot to crack their brains on, not Fruits...

Buhari wife don travel to us?

Joavid:
and so Na we get the fruit, before I was born my forefathers named it Agbalumo and so Agbalumo is the name not African star apple.

Youre right you know
Why cant we have the oyinbos call it just that.
Write it in their fùcking books for the records Y'dig?