Definition
A tropical fruit that resembles an egg in shape or color, often referring to fruits from South American or Asian trees.
Etymology
From 'egg' + 'fruit', a compound descriptive name based on the fruit's physical resemblance to an egg. These folk botanical names appear in English as trade names for exotic fruits.
Kelly Says
The eggfruit (Solanum sessiliflorum) from the Amazon actually tastes slightly eggy and has a creamy texture—resembling scrambled eggs—which is why Amazonian peoples named it so literally and accurately!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ Frucht
in-s-sa frooht
ARالعربية
ثمار البيض
thamar al-bayd
BNবাংলা
আঁধে ফল
and-he fol
CACatalà
fruit d'ou
froo-it doe
CSČeština
vejce ovoce
vey-tseh oh-voht-seh
DADansk
ægfrugt
aeg-frogt
DEDeutsch
Eierfrucht
ay-er-frooht
ELΕλληνικά
φρούτο αυγού
froo-to av-goo
ESEspañol
fruta de huevo
fwu-ta deh eh-huevo
FAفارسی
میوه تخم مرغ
mi-veh-e tahm-margh
FISuomi
munahedelmä
moo-nah-he-däl-mä
FRFrançais
fruit à l'œuf
fwee ah loh-vuh
GUGU
અંડું ફળ
and-oon phal
HAHA
kwarya goro
k-wa-rya go-roh
HIहिन्दी
अंडा फल
andah phal
HUMagyar
tojáspiros
toh-yas-pee-rohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
buah telur
bo-oah te-loor
ITItaliano
frutto d'uovo
froo-to doo-voh
KKKK
жұмыртқа жемі
jy-myrt-ka je-mi
KO한국어
계란 과일
gye-ran gwa-il
MSBahasa Melayu
buah telur
bo-oah te-loor
MYမြန်မာ
ကျက်စား သီး
kyat-sar thee
NLNederlands
eierenfruit
ay-ren-frooht
NONorsk
egghøne
egg-hoen-eh
PLPolski
owoce jajeczne
oh-vuh-tse ya-yech-ne
PTPortuguês
fruta de ovo
fwoo-ta deh oh-voh
RORomână
fruct de ouă
froo-kt deh oh-oo-ah
RUРусский
яичный фрукт
yai-chnyy frukt
SVSvenska
äggfrukt
egg-frukt
SWKiswahili
matunda ya mayai
ma-tu-n-da ya ma-yai
TAதமிழ்
முட்டைப்பழம்
muttai-pa-la-m
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్డు పండు
guddu pan-du
THไทย
ผลไม้ไข่
phon mai kai
TLTL
prutas na itlog
p-roo-tas na i-tlog
TRTürkçe
yumurta meyvesi
yoom-tah-meh mey-veh-si
UKУкраїнська
яйцевий плід
yay-tsey-viy pliid
URاردو
انڈا کا پھل
ind-ah ka phal
VITiếng Việt
quả trứng
kwah trungs
YOYO
ẹ̀gún ẹ̀rọ
eh-goon eh-roh
ZUZU
isilwane se-eggy
ee-si-l-wah-neh seh-eg-ee