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French Vocabulary: Fruits, Vegetables and Grains in French

By Frederic Bibard Published:

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How do you say the different fruits and vegetables in French? Learn the French names for fruits, vegetables and grains + their English translations here.

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Looking for a list of fruits and veggies in French? This list is for you! You’ll find not only the names of fruits and vegetables in French, you’ll also learn about grains in French.

The words will come in handy if you’re planning on grocery shopping any time soon!

Now here’s your list.

Fruits in French

Use this to practice and learn naming fruits in French!

  • Fruit, Fruit TreesFruits, arbres fruitiers
  • almondl’amande (f )
  • almond treel’amandier (m)
  • applela pomme
  • apple treele pommier
  • apricotl’abricot (m)
  • apricot treel’abricotier (m)
  • avocadol’avocat (m)
  • avocado treel’avocatier (m)
  • bananala banane
  • banana treele bananier
  • cherryla cerise
  • cherry treele cerisier
  • figla figue
  • fig treele figuier
  • grapefruitle pamplemousse
  • grapefruit treele pamplemoussier
  • lemonle citron
  • lemon treele citronnier
  • mandarinla mandarine
  • mandarin treele mandarinier
  • mangola mangue
  • mango treele manguier
  • olivel’olive (f )
  • olive treel’olivier (m)
  • orangel’orange (f )
  • orange treel’oranger (m)
  • peachla pêche
  • peach treele pêcher
  • pearla poire
  • pear treele poirier
  • plumla prune
  • plum treele prunier

Vegetables in French

  • Vegetablesles légumes
  • artichokel’artichaut
  • asparagusl’asperge
  • bell pepperle poivron
  • beanle haricot
  • beet, beetrootla betterave
  • broccolile brocoli
  • Brussels sproutsle chou de Bruxelles
  • cauliflowerle chou-fleur
  • Cabbagele chou
  • Carrotla carotte
  • Celeryle céleri
  • Cornle maïs
  • cucumberle concombre
  • eggplantl’aubergine
  • fennelle fenouil
  • Garlicl’ail
  • gingerle gingembre
  • Green beansles haricots verts
  • Lettucela laitue
  • Leekle poireau
  • mushroomle champignon
  • Onionl’oignon
  • Parsniple panais
  • Peale petit pois
  • Chili pepperle piment
  • Potatola pomme de terre
  • Pumpkinla citrouille
  • Radishle radis
  • shallotl’échalote
  • Spinachl’épinard
  • Tomatola tomate
  • Turniple navet
  • Zucchinila courgette

Grains in French

Use this to practice and learn naming grains in French!

  • GRAINLE GRAIN
  • barleyl’orge (f )
  • cerealla céréale
  • cornle maïs
  • oatsl’avoine (f )
  • ryele seigle
  • wheatle blé/le froment

Other resources

Want more lists like this? You can also check out the following:

At the Supermarket: 112 Useful French Vocabulary for Grocery Shopping

25 French Idioms About Food

Chocolate-Related Vocabulary in French

Hopefully this article can help you easily name vegetables and fruits in French!

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Fruits and Veggies Vocabulary

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Try writing some sentences using the list of fruits and veggies in French.

Here are some FAQs about Fruits, Vegetables and Grains in French

How do you write vegetables in French?

Vegetable in French is légume. The second letter, e, is written with an accent.

What is the French word for the 3 vegetables used in a lot of cooking?

Mirepoix /meer-PWAH/ is a word in French cooking that means a combination of three vegetables; celery (céleri), onion (oignons), and carrots (carottes).

How do the French cut vegetables?

One common method is couper en julienne: cutting vegetables into thin, matchstick-like strips. French cooks also use other cuts.

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