Dutch vocabulary: Vegetables

40 Dutch words for vegetables, from B1 to C2 — each one checked in Wiktionary, with de or het for nouns, the plural, the pronunciation and a recording from Wikimedia Commons.

Level B1

de boon· de bonen/boːn/nounbean
de tomaat· de tomaten/toːˈmaːt/nountomato
de aardappel· de aardappelen/ˈaːr.dɑ.pəl/nounpotato
de chilipeper· de chilipepers/ˈ(t)ʃi.liˌpeː.pər/nounchili, chili pepper
de paprika· de paprika's/ˈpɑprikaː/nounsweet pepper, bell pepper
de zoete aardappel· de zoete aardappelen/ˌzutə ˈaːrdɑpəl/nounsweet potato

Level B2

de ui· de uien/œy̯/nounonion
de erwt· de erwten/ɛrt/nounpea
de broccoli· de broccoli'snounbroccoli
de komkommer· de komkommers/ˌkɔmˈkɔ.mər/nouncucumber
de kool· de kolen/koːl/nouncabbage
de paddenstoel· de paddenstoelen/ˈpɑ.də(n)ˌstul/nounmushroom
de sla/slaː/nounlettuce
het zeewier· de zeewieren/ˈzeː.ʋir/nounseaweed

Level C1

de boerenkool· de boerenkolen/ˌbu.rə(n)ˈkoːl/nounkale, curly kale
de raap· de rapen/raːp/nounturnip
de kalebas· de kalebassen/ˈkaː.ləˌbɑs/nouncalabash, gourd, squash
de artisjok· de artisjokken/ˌɑr.tiˈʃɔk/nounartichoke
de asperge· de asperges/ɑsˈpɛr.ʒə/nounasparagus, Asparagus officinalis
de aubergine· de aubergines/ˌoːbɛrˈʒin(ə)/nounaubergine, an eggplant, Solanum melongena
de biet· de bieten/bit/nounbeet
de bleekselderij· de bleekselderijen/ˈbleːk.sɛl.dəˌrɛi̯/nouncelery
de bloemkool· de bloemkolen/ˈblum.koːl/nouncauliflower
de courgette· de courgettes/kurˈʒɛt/nouncourgette, a zucchini
spruitje· spruitjes/ˈsprœy̯t.jə/nounBrussels sprout
de venkel· de venkels/ˈvɛŋ.kəl/nounfennel
de yam· de yams/jɑm/nounyam, a tropical vine

Level C2

de okra· de okra'snounokra
de sojaboon· de sojabonen/ˈsoː.jaːˌboːn/nounsoybean
de brandnetel· de brandnetels/ˈbrɑntˌneː.təl/nounnettle, stinging nettle
de rucolanounarugula, Eruca vesicaria
de kikkererwt· de kikkererwten/ˈkɪ.kərˌɛrt/nounchickpea
de sjalot· de sjalotten/ʃaːˈlɔt/nounshallot
de bosui· de bosuien/ˈbɔs.œy̯/nounspring onion, scallion
de cassave· de cassaves/ˌkɑˈsaː.və/nouncassava
de koolrabi· de koolrabi's/ˈkoːlraːbi/nounkohlrabi
de linze· de linzen/ˈlɪn.zə/nounlentil
de pastinaak· de pastinaken/ˌpɑs.tiˈnaːk/nounparsnip
de snijbiet· de snijbieten/ˈsnɛi̯bit/nounchard
de waterkers· de waterkersen/ˈʋaː.tərˌkɛrs/nounwatercress

In real sentences

Example sentences and their English from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Deze paprika bevat veel zaadjes.This bell pepper contains a lot of seeds.
Voor dit gerecht wordt de bloemkool geroerbakt met kruiden.The cauliflower is fried alongside spices for this dish.

Questions

How do you say “bean” in Dutch?

de boon (/boːn/) — Wiktionary glosses it as bean; plural: bonen.

How do you say “tomato” in Dutch?

de tomaat (/toːˈmaːt/) — Wiktionary glosses it as tomato; plural: tomaten.

How do you say “potato” in Dutch?

de aardappel (/ˈaːr.dɑ.pəl/) — Wiktionary glosses it as potato; plural: aardappelen.

Guides with audio

Recordings

GerardM, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): boon, tomaat, aardappel, zoete aardappel, ui, broccoli, komkommer, kool, sla, zeewier, boerenkool, kalebas, artisjok, asperge, aubergine, biet, bloemkool, venkel, cassave, koolrabi, pastinaak, snijbiet.

marcel coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): chilipeper, bleekselderij, rucola, bosui, linze.

Marcel coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): paprika, paddenstoel, raap, spruitje, yam, okra, sojaboon, kikkererwt, sjalot, waterkers.

GerardM, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): erwt, brandnetel.

Marcel Coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): courgette.

Words, de/het, plurals, IPA, English glosses and example sentences: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org. Recordings: Wikimedia Commons contributors, credited under Recordings. Selection by topic: 16Word.

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