Names of Fruit and Nut Trees in Spanish

The names of many fruit and nut trees in Spanish end with an o. A common pattern is to change the final a of the nut and fruit to an o for the tree. Here is a list:

almond almendra almond tree almendro
apple manzana apple tree manzano
cherry cereza cherry tree cerezo
chestnut castaña chestnut tree castaño
grapefruit toronja grapefruit tree toronjo
guava guayaba guava tree guayabo
orange naranja orange tree naranjo
papaya papaya papaya tree papayo
plum ciruela plum tree ciruelo
pomegranate granada pomegranate tree granado

Many names of fruit and nut trees in Spanish are similar to the names of the fruit and nut. The ending with a is feminine and the ending with o is masculine. However, this is not the only pattern. The name for fig is higo and fig tree is higuera. However, the pattern illustrated here is used for a number of fruit and nut trees in Spanish.