Popular Fruits In Nigeria You Probably Didn’t Know The Real Names

A few fruits that came from West Africa were either given a customary name or an imagined name.

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You presumably didn’t have the foggiest idea about the genuine names of these well known Nigerian fruits.

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These are five of the most well-known fruits and their herbal or English names.

1. Black Velvet Tamarind

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This fruit is generally referred to in Nigeria as Icheku (Igbo), Awin (Yoruba), and Tsamiyar kurm (Hausa). It is likewise referred to among kids as “lickie” “lickie”.

2. Tropical Almonds

This tasty fruit is alluded to as “fruit” and can be found in numerous pieces of Southern Nigeria.

3. Rose Apple

This rose apple is regularly alluded to as “Local Apple”.

4. African Star Apple

You would be more effective in discovering this fruit in Nigeria in the event that you call it (Yoruba) or Udara (Igbo). A few people additionally call it “African Cherry”.

5. Tiger nuts

This fruit is prevalently known as Aki Hausa in the Southeast, in the North, tiger nut, African star apple, and Ofio in the Southwest. The name “Tiger nut is a step by step getting well known among Nigerians however.

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