Knowing the vegetable names of the other languages will always be helpful for the food bloggers like us. So I took some pain and collected some of the vegetable names in different languages. Hope this would be useful to all of you.
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   Aubergine / 
Brinjal / Egg plant | 
   
 
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| Beans  | Avarai | 
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Bellpepper / 
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 | Pachai Pookosu |  |  |  | 
Broussels 
Sprouts | 
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 | Carrot | 
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   | Banglore Kathirkkai/ Seemai kathirikkai / chow chow | 
   
 
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Chilli | Milagai | 
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| Corn | Makka Solam |  |  |  | 
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   | Elephant yam / Elephant foot yam | 
   
 
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   | Karunai kizhangu/ Senai Kizhangu | 
   
 
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 |  Beans |  Beans |  Veluthuli |  Hurulikey | 
| Gherkin / Ivy Gourd | Kovakkai |  Dondakaya |  |  | 
| Green peas | 
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| Horseradish | Murunga |  |  |  Nuggaeekay | 
| Knolkol / Kohlrabi | 
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| Ladies Finger / Okra | 
 | Bendakaye | Vendakai | 
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| Mushroom | Kaalan | 
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 | Vengayam |    |  Savola | 
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| Potato | Urulai kizhangu | 
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| Pumpkin | Poosanikkai | 
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| Raddish | Mullangi | Mullangi | Mullanki | Moolangi | 
| Raw Banana | 
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| Raw Mango | 
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 | Pacha manga | 
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| Ridge Gourd | Peerkangai | 
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   | Scallions / spring onions | 
   
 
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| Snake Gourd | Pudalangai | 
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| Tomato | Thakkali | 
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Note: I collected the names from google and wikipedia. If anything is wrong or missed any vegetables or if you know the vegetable names, plz feel free to contribute/comment and inform me. I would change/add asap. 
 
 
14 lovely comments:
Very useful post...
Useful one..
very informative...
Very informative post! A great reckoner.
very useful post. thanks Akila.
A very useful post!
Very useful & informative post :)
Useful info..
That is good info... Thanks
Sunndaikai- wild eggplant
Sunndaikai- wild eggplant
Some other vegetables names must add..
Excellent site. Very Informative
thank you
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