Vegetables in Different Languages
Explore 28 vegetable names in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian and Galician. Browse the market garden, choose a vegetable, compare its names, fill a multilingual market basket and test yourself.
Explore the Market Garden
Tap any crate to open that vegetable’s multilingual profile.
Explore a vegetable
Select a vegetable in the market or gallery to see its name side by side in seven Romance languages.
Carrot
Carrot across seven Romance languages
Use the speaker buttons to hear a browser-generated pronunciation when a suitable voice is available.
Explore all 28 vegetables
Search by English name or translation. Change the display language to see that translation on every vegetable card.
Compare two vegetables
Choose any pair and compare their names across all seven languages.
Fill your multilingual market basket
Add up to six vegetables, choose a language and reveal the names of everything in your basket.
Vegetable language challenge
Can you identify the vegetable from its translated name?
All vegetable names in one table
Use this crawlable reference to compare all 28 vegetable names across the seven languages.
| English | Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Catalan | Romanian | Galician |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrot | zanahoria | carotte | carota | cenoura | pastanaga | morcov | cenoria |
| Potato | patata | pomme de terre | patata | batata | patata | cartof | pataca |
| Tomato | tomate | tomate | pomodoro | tomate | tomàquet | roșie | tomate |
| Onion | cebolla | oignon | cipolla | cebola | ceba | ceapă | cebola |
| Garlic | ajo | ail | aglio | alho | all | usturoi | allo |
| Lettuce | lechuga | laitue | lattuga | alface | enciam | salată | leituga |
| Cabbage | col | chou | cavolo | couve | col | varză | repolo |
| Cauliflower | coliflor | chou-fleur | cavolfiore | couve-flor | coliflor | conopidă | coliflor |
| Broccoli | brócoli | brocoli | broccolo | brócolos | bròquil | broccoli | brócoli |
| Spinach | espinaca | épinard | spinacio | espinafre | espinac | spanac | espinaca |
| Pea | guisante | petit pois | pisello | ervilha | pèsol | mazăre | chícharo |
| Bean | judía | haricot | fagiolo | feijão | mongeta | fasole | feixón |
| Bell pepper | pimiento | poivron | peperone | pimento | pebrot | ardei | pemento |
| Eggplant / Aubergine | berenjena | aubergine | melanzana | beringela | albergínia | vânătă | berenxena |
| Zucchini / Courgette | calabacín | courgette | zucchina | curgete | carbassó | dovlecel | cabaciña |
| Cucumber | pepino | concombre | cetriolo | pepino | cogombre | castravete | pepino |
| Pumpkin | calabaza | citrouille | zucca | abóbora | carbassa | dovleac | cabaza |
| Leek | puerro | poireau | porro | alho-francês | porro | praz | porro |
| Celery | apio | céleri | sedano | aipo | api | țelină | apio |
| Asparagus | espárrago | asperge | asparago | espargo | espàrrec | sparanghel | espárrago |
| Artichoke | alcachofa | artichaut | carciofo | alcachofra | carxofa | anghinare | alcachofa |
| Mushroom | champiñón | champignon | fungo | cogumelo | xampinyó | ciupercă | champiñón |
| Corn / Maize | maíz | maïs | mais | milho | blat de moro | porumb | millo |
| Radish | rábano | radis | ravanello | rabanete | rave | ridiche | ravo |
| Beetroot | remolacha | betterave | barbabietola | beterraba | remolatxa | sfeclă | remolacha |
| Turnip | nabo | navet | rapa | nabo | nap | nap | nabo |
| Sweet potato | batata | patate douce | patata dolce | batata-doce | moniato | cartof dulce | batata doce |
| Brussels sprouts | coles de Bruselas | choux de Bruxelles | cavoletti di Bruxelles | couves-de-bruxelas | cols de Brussel·les | varză de Bruxelles | coles de Bruxelas |
Vegetable language patterns to notice
Everyday food vocabulary is full of cognates, borrowings and surprisingly different local words.
Spanish, French, Portuguese and Galician all use tomate, while Catalan has tomàquet. Italian pomodoro and Romanian roșie break the pattern.
ail, aglio, alho, all and allo look different on the page but reveal a connected historical family across five Romance languages.
brócoli, brocoli, broccolo, brócolos, bròquil and broccoli make broccoli one of the easiest vegetables to recognise across the set.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you say “vegetable” in the seven languages?
Spanish: verdura or hortaliza; French: légume; Italian: verdura or ortaggio; Portuguese: legume; Catalan: verdura or hortalissa; Romanian: legumă; Galician: verdura or hortaliza.
Why are tomato, mushroom and corn included?
This page follows everyday culinary vocabulary rather than strict botanical classification. Tomato is botanically a fruit, mushroom is a fungus and corn is a grain, but all three are commonly grouped with vegetables in shopping, cooking and beginner vocabulary lists.
Why do some vegetable names differ so much?
Food words can be very old, highly regional and influenced by trade, agriculture and borrowing. Closely related languages can therefore share one name for a vegetable while using completely different words for another.
Are these the only possible vegetable names?
No. Vegetable vocabulary varies by country and region, and some plants have multiple everyday names. This page uses widely recognised standard forms suitable for cross-language comparison.
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