Fruits

1. Pumu

   Apple

   Usage

   Used to ask for apples at a market or fruit stall

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun; the plural is puma. In older usage it could mean any fruit

2. Banana

   Usage

   Used to buy bananas or to look for fruit for breakfast

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun; the plural is banani. Most bananas sold in Sicily are imported from Latin America

3. Aranciu

   Orange

   Usage

   Sicily is famous for oranges; use it at a fruit stall or when ordering juice

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun; the plural is aranci

4. Racina

   Grape

   Usage

   Used to buy grapes; it refers to the fruit or the bunch

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun; the plural is racini

5. Fraula

   Strawberry

   Usage

   Used to buy strawberries or to ask about a dessert flavour

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun; the plural is frauli. The Dieli dictionary writes fràula

6. Muluni d'acqua

   Watermelon

   Usage

   Used in summer to ask for watermelon at a market or bar

   Grammar Note

   Literally "water melon". The Dieli dictionary gives muluni d'acqua for Italian anguria (watermelon). Miluni alone means melon, so add d'acqua for watermelon

7. Ananassu

   Pineapple

   Usage

   Used to buy a pineapple or to choose a juice flavour

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun; the plural is ananassi. The form ananàs also exists

8. Limiuni

   Lemon

   Usage

   Used to ask for lemon with fish, granita or a drink

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun; the plural is limiuni. Lumìa is also used in Sicily. No separate word for lime could be confirmed, so only the lemon is given

9. Mangu

   Mango

   Usage

   Used to buy a mango or to ask about a dessert flavour

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun. It is a tropical fruit

10. Papaya

    Usage

    Used to buy papaya, which is mostly imported

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun. It is also written papaia

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