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