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3 and 4 Letter Fruits and Vegetables

Name all the common fruits and vegetables whose names are 3 or 4 letters long.
Using American English
Commonly available fresh in traditional American grocery stores
Bean doesn't count because it's not specific enough
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First submittedSeptember 29, 2013
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Fruit
Date
Fig
Kiwi
Fruit
Lime
Pear
Plum
Vegetable
Bean
Beet
Corn
Kale
Vegetable
Leek
Okra
Pea
Yam
noodles
+4
Level 69
Sep 30, 2013
I don't understand why bean isn't there but pea is since both have many different types (fava, lima, green, kidney beans and chick, snow, snap peas). If the reason is that beans are actually legumes, then corn should be removed because it is technically a grain.
Quizmaster
+15
Level ∞
Sep 30, 2013
The reason is that there IS a vegetable that is known simply as a "Pea":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea

There are different types of beans, but no single type that is called just "bean".

Corn is a grain, but it is also a vegetable, in contrast to other grains such as oats.

p.s. I anticipated all these complaints, and many more, but I didn't want to overwhelm the quiz with disclaimers

noodles
+9
Level 69
Oct 16, 2013
Well played Quizmaster, well played.
ander217
+1
Level 75
May 22, 2014
There is more than one type of pea, too. The article you cited mentioned both garden peas and field peas. And what about cowpeas?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_pea

Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Aug 26, 2019
But doesnt the same go for many others on here? I am no expert, but I am sure there is more than one type of plum, kiwi, pear and yam. So why do all the others make the list?

ihascupquake
+1
Level 9
Apr 22, 2017
It's because pea is a type of bean.
WolfCam
+13
Level 66
Oct 11, 2017
And Bean is a type of Pea! Paradox! Hi! I'm Wolfcam! My job is to confuse everyone in the comments! By the way, what continent is Cyprus on?
possumsjay
+4
Level 58
Jul 10, 2018
@WolfCam Eurasia!
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Sep 3, 2018
It's not that far from Africa....
Lemondance
+3
Level 67
Jan 12, 2022
@WolfCam It's on Cyprus Hill
mikeb
+3
Level 66
Oct 16, 2013
"ugli"?
NekroNeko
+1
Level 26
Oct 18, 2013
probably the same reason star isn't there. It needs the fruit suffix.
sillie
+1
Level 77
Jun 28, 2015
I don't think "ugli" needs a suffix, but I really doubt it's "commonly available fresh in traditional American grocery stores" - sounds a bit rare and weird to me. It's a citrus fruit, right?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Aug 26, 2019
It does not need the suffix. It was not originally part of the name I think, but just an description and got picked up as part of the name in english I guess. (maybe cause it feels less weird to say can I get an ugly fruit than to say can I get an ugli. In english, and less so in other countries_) In order countries it there isnt even the alternative with the word fruit behind it.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Aug 26, 2019
I actually found this while trying to find out the origin: Origin Ugli

Ugli is not a fruit name, but a brand... the fruit name is (jamaican) tangelo. But since all the groceries stores etc sell it under the name ugli, nearly everyone seem to think that that is the actual name of the fruit and not the brand.. (And yes overtime brandnames sometimes become the official name for the product itself, especially if it is the first of its type. But the species allready has a name. Tangelo.

blizzrd33
+2
Level 79
Oct 14, 2019
Kiwi fruit needs the suffix "fruit" also, but that is on the list.
tshalla
+1
Level 75
Jan 12, 2022
agreed.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Dec 8, 2018
Rasp. Blue. Elder. Black. Straw. Not what anyone calls those berries.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Aug 26, 2019
That is because it is not their name...
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Nov 26, 2020
Exactly...
luckybarry
+6
Level 59
Oct 16, 2013
that quiz was way harder than I expected it to be
DiscoBayGolfer
+3
Level 79
Oct 16, 2013
That was tougher than expected. Happy with 10 and somehow didn't get lime even though it was in my Ketel & Tonic last night.
emwcee
+1
Level 45
Oct 19, 2013
I thought of napa - but maybe it is just a kind of cabbage, not a standalone vegetable
ThirdParty
+3
Level 45
Oct 19, 2013
I've lived in three different parts of the U.S. (southwest, east coast, and midwest) and never seen fresh figs or dates. They're usually only available dried.
punkybrewster
+2
Level 80
Oct 19, 2013
I have fig trees in my yard in Georgia.
vdbjdj
+1
Level 42
Jan 15, 2022
Well in Georgia (and Japan, and by Georgia, I mean the US state, but maybe the country might have some too) Fig trees and those Japanese Endangered "rArE" trees are common in Georgia. Especially Atlanta.
1800didiaskyoutho
+1
Level 44
May 1, 2018
Back in Florida, my house has fig and date trees.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Sep 3, 2018
Yuma, Arizona / Calexico, California area is date central.
tshalla
+1
Level 75
Jan 12, 2022
Dateland, Arizona
SilverSpike65
+16
Level 13
Oct 29, 2013
Anyone else typed pear and got pea in the process!?
tailsfan11
+2
Level 48
Feb 3, 2017
+2
TheAlternateNY
+1
Level 63
May 1, 2018
+3
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 89
Sep 3, 2018
Literally everyone who typed pear instead of copy-pasting a simple 4-letter word.
TWM03
+2
Level 70
Nov 9, 2018
Some of us thought of "pea" first. Also if you copy and paste "pear" in you get "pea" anyway.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Mar 31, 2019
That's exactly what I said.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Aug 26, 2019
why on earth would you copy paste? and from where??

+everything that TWM03 says.

@someone2018 no, you said the opposite according to you only the typers and not the copiers got pea while going for pear. and you didnt mention anything about the people that went for pea before going for pear. Twmo3 said exactly what I wanted to reply to your remark. Plus see below

And you both missed the ones that got neither ;) if you dont get pear you dont get the freebie either.

IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Nov 26, 2020
Boy, this got silly for people who can't follow what the OP said.
beekash
+10
Level 58
Mar 13, 2014
Taro can be found a lot of places in the U.S. and is a very important staple of Hawaiian cuisine.
beetboy12
+2
Level 37
Aug 4, 2014
Totally on board with taro.
MegB
+2
Level 46
Nov 26, 2014
Tried taro. Should be in the quiz
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 60
Jan 15, 2022
If you have dates and okra, you need to have taro.
MiracleMax
+1
Level 75
Jan 15, 2022
I've definitely seen fresh taro way more often than I've seen fresh dates. I don't think I've ever seen a fresh date sold in the US except at one small market that served a local middle eastern community. Certainly not in any major chain supermarkets. I have, however, seen taro with some frequency.
jupiter38
+5
Level 32
Sep 25, 2014
Nice, was a lot harder than I thought. I missed out on Kiwi because we call them Kiwifruit in Australia. Kiwi refers to someone from NZ, you would get funny looks if you said you wanted a Kiwi
kiwirage
+5
Level 63
Oct 1, 2016
And you'd get thrown in prison if you said you ate one. I also missed kiwi for the same reason.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Aug 26, 2019
hahah
Malbaby
+2
Level 71
Nov 15, 2017
I think of a little bird when I hear Kiwi.
ripthabongbowl
+2
Level 33
Jun 28, 2015
taro and ramp
Lemondance
+5
Level 67
Jan 2, 2016
I tried "açai" and honestly I think it should be added because I'm starting to see it in foods kind of often now.
HectorVortac
+1
Level 48
Oct 1, 2016
Not alone. I know it's more obscure than most but I did try it.
DeusCaritasEst
+2
Level 55
Oct 3, 2016
I agree that it's become very popular, but I don't think I have ever seen it for sale in the produce section/fresh.
HeyImJonny
+1
Level 31
Aug 27, 2018
I agree as I've never seen it in the fresh produce section but I definitely have seen it in those pre-chopped fruit you buy in the supermarket and so I think it should be accepted because of that.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Aug 26, 2019
I did try goji but it needs the word berry
mburucuya
+1
Level 75
Sep 24, 2016
Are dates sold fresh elsewhere? I've only ever seen them dried...
1800didiaskyoutho
+1
Level 44
Jan 14, 2018
Yeah in Florida, and other tropical places, they grow on trees that look like palms but many people don't know what they are.
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
Oct 1, 2016
Deceptively tricky. I thought and thought, and was so surprised to see that the ones I missed were all ones I knew and should have got! (eg I grow limes, figs and kale in my garden, and have leeks in the fridge!)
Thorvald
+1
Level 69
Oct 1, 2016
Beer? ;)
DeusCaritasEst
+1
Level 55
Oct 3, 2016
I mean, "hops" does have four letters...
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Aug 26, 2019
ale
Moosefight
+2
Level 60
Oct 3, 2016
Yams certainly aren't common in American super markets.
DeusCaritasEst
+4
Level 55
Oct 3, 2016
They are everywhere I've been. I hear them more often called sweet potatoes around here, but regardless of the name, they're just as common as regular potatoes.
MagentaDog790
+3
Level 38
Oct 13, 2016
Yams and sweet potatos are different.
FranticHiccup
+1
Level 57
Oct 4, 2016
Dill?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Aug 26, 2019
i think that is a herb, not avegetable and definitely not a fruit
onegonecat
+2
Level 74
Mar 13, 2017
Where in America are Yams "commonly available fresh"?
sumokitty
+3
Level 82
Jan 22, 2019
Every city I've lived in (East Coast, West Coast, and Midwest; all 50,000+). Maybe not in small towns though?
Gartholomew
+1
Level 46
Nov 22, 2017
I tried yuca and acai, but maybe they aren't common enough.
mattarosa
+1
Level 70
Dec 3, 2017
melon? mango? lemon? guava?
TinklePork
+18
Level 62
Jan 11, 2018
5 letters, 5 letters, 5 letters, and 5 letters.....
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 89
Sep 3, 2018
Se? Ri? Ous? Ly?
vdbjdj
+1
Level 42
Jan 15, 2022
Are? You? Kidd? Ing? Me? Rig? Ht? Now?
tschaumann
+1
Level 39
Mar 10, 2018
I tried goji. It isn't there
oweifdhskxn
+1
Level 34
Jul 25, 2018
...nor was bean...
Margles1
+1
Level 41
May 1, 2018
I love yams and eat them all the time. I can’t believe I missed that!
Cog
+1
Level 75
May 1, 2018
But I say kale as two syllables
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Sep 3, 2018
Kaylee is a name. I say name as 2 syllables.
RobNobody
+3
Level 77
Jan 21, 2019
But how many letters does it have when you say it?
MasterKenobi
+1
Level 60
Jan 12, 2022
It still has just four letters.
jazzypeach22
+1
Level 64
Mar 10, 2019
Great quiz! Just a quick suggestion: you could include acai and gogi under fruits.
MiracleMax
+1
Level 75
May 20, 2019
I guess you're defining "herbs" as different that "vegetables", but that's a pretty arbitrary distinction. Dill and mint, at least, should be on here.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Aug 26, 2019
but you would never use those as your main course... only as tastemakers...
elementalshadow
+1
Level 15
Dec 5, 2020
honestly i like almost every and fruit and vegetable but i hate pepper
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 89
Jan 12, 2022
I don't like pepper either for some reason. I used to hate a lot of vegetables when I was younger but over time I grew to liking them. Can't say that about pepper.
Bloxelkid1234
+1
Level 56
Jan 12, 2022
Can you make "potato" an answer? It can be easily replaced by the word "spud."
forky76
+3
Level 75
Jan 12, 2022
If they are going to accept Beet for Beetroot, then spud should also be there for potato.
stalintime
+2
Level 76
Jan 12, 2022
It's literally "National Kiss a Ginger Day today", you could've made "Famous Gingers" or similar the quiz of the day and it would've been a real holiday. Shaking my head.
nibba2
+2
Level 27
Jan 12, 2022
coke is my favorite fruit. makes u go crazy
SpencerGT
+2
Level 67
Jan 12, 2022
There is nothing more controversial than a vegetable quiz on JetPunk.
DarthKnight
+1
Level 69
Jan 12, 2022
The other day I had a date. She was a Kiwi (New Zealander). We went to this place called Fig's Corn. She ordered the Lime Pear Plate, and I ordered the Plum Leek Salad. For drinks we ordered Yam Cider and Okra Stu. Pretty soon I had to Pea. By the time I got home I was Beet. I was really ready for sleep.

A poem by - DarthKnight.

Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 60
Jan 15, 2022
I yam cringing at this, it's un-pear-able.
Cwej
+2
Level 67
Jan 12, 2022
Yuzu?
Zupity
+1
Level 66
Jan 12, 2022
Never hear of a fruit called kiwi, only kiwifruit. Similarly, is beet a regional term for beetroot? You missed taro.
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 75
Jan 14, 2022
neep
Jared0309
+1
Level 76
Jan 15, 2022
Taro (and maybe Kalo as a type-in) definitely needs to be added. While dates and figs are both pretty rare in the US, being more native to the Mediterranean region, taro is a staple in Hawaiian food. And in my experience in grocery stores, dates and figs are extremely rare and only seasonally available whereas three different large chain supermarkets carry taro year-round.
CormacmcCarthy
+1
Level 26
Jun 11, 2022
Shouldn't there be Acai?

It's a fruit - well, if berries count as fruit

Beefcake
+1
Level 43
Nov 16, 2022
Please remove Kiwi - it's full name is kiwifruit. Kiwi is a bird/New Zealander
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