How Many Fruits And Vegetables Are There In The Song “Bahay Kubo”?
BAHAY KUBO – In this topic, we are about to know how many fruits and vegetables are there in the well-known Filipino children song Bahay Kubo.
There are many well-known Filipino children songs that we still know until now like Magtanim Ay Di Biro, Ako Ay May Lobo, Leron Leron Sinta, Sitsiritsit, and more. One of these songs is this particular song about vegetables.
English for nipa hut, this song is an entertaining way to introduce children to various kinds of fruits and vegetables. The song basically said that there is a small nipa hut which has a variety of vegetables.
So how many fruits and vegetables are mentioned in the song?
Answer
There are eighteen fruits and vegetables. They are the following:
- jicama | singkamas (Pachyrhizus erosus)
- eggplant | talong (Solanum melongena)
- winged beans | sigarilyas (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)
- peanuts | mani (Arachis hypogaea)
- long beans | sitaw (Vigna unguiculata sub. sesquipedalis)
- lablab | bataw (Lablab purpureus)
- lima beans | patani (Phaseolus lunatus)
- winter melon | kundol (Benincasa hispida)
- sponge gourd | patola (Luffa acutangula)
- bottle gourd | upo (Lagenaria siceraria)
- squash | kalabasa (Cucurbita maxima)
- radishes | labanos (Raphamus sativus)
- mustard | mustasa (Brassica juncea)
- onions | sibuyas (Allium cepa)
- tomatoes | kamatis (Solanum lycoperiscum)
- garlic | bawang (Allium sativum)
- ginger | luya (Zingiber officinare)
- sesame | linga (Sesamum indicum)
