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List of Vegetables used in Assamese Cuisine with their English name.

Here is a list of 50 leafy and non-leafy vegetables used in Assamese cuisine with their English name. 
Vegetables

       Assamese name = English name 
  1. Lai xaak(āĻ˛াāĻ‡ āĻļাāĻ•)= Mustard green 
  2. Paleng xaak(āĻĒাāĻ˛েং āĻļাāĻ•)= Spinach 
  3. Horiyoh xaak(āĻ¸ā§°িā§ŸāĻš āĻļাāĻ•)= Mustard plant 
  4. Dhekia(āĻĸেāĻ•িā§Ÿা)= Fiddlehead ferns 
  5. Meethi xaak(āĻŽিāĻĨি āĻļাāĻ•)= Fenugreek greens
  6. Mati kaduri(āĻŽাāĻŸি āĻ•াāĻĄুā§°ি)= Sessile joyweed 
  7. Lofa xaak(āĻ˛āĻĢা āĻļাāĻ•)= Chinese mellow  
  8. Bor-manimuni(āĻŦā§°-āĻŽাāĻ¨িāĻŽুāĻ¨ি)= Asiatic pennywort 
  9. Sofguti(āĻšāĻĢāĻ—ুāĻŸি)= Fennel 
  10. Dangbodi(āĻĄাংāĻŦāĻĻি)= Yard long been 
  11. Kolmou(āĻ•āĻ˛āĻŽৌ)= Water spinach 
  12. Titamora(āĻ¤িāĻ¤াāĻŽā§°া)= Jute plant 
  13. Tengamora(āĻŸেāĻ™াāĻŽā§°া)= Roselle 
  14. Bhekuri(āĻ­েāĻ•ুā§°ী)= Indian nightshade 
  15. Squash(āĻ¸্āĻ•āĻš্)= Chayote squash 
  16. Bahgaj(āĻŦাāĻšঁāĻ—াāĻœ)= Bamboo shoots 
  17. Betgaj(āĻŦেāĻ¤āĻ—াāĻœ)= Rattan shoots 
  18. Sojina(āĻšāĻœিāĻ¨া)= Drumstick 
  19. Maan-dhania(āĻŽাāĻ¨ āĻ§āĻ¨িā§Ÿা)= Long coriander 
  20. Mosondori(āĻŽāĻšāĻ¨্āĻĻā§°ি)= Heart leaf 
  21. Bhedai lota(āĻ­েāĻĻাāĻ‡āĻ˛āĻ¤া)= Skunk vine 
  22. Zilmil(āĻœিāĻ˛āĻŽিāĻ˛)= White goosefoot 
  23. Moricha(āĻŽā§°িāĻšা)= Amaranth 
  24. Khutura(āĻ–ুāĻ¤ুā§°া)= Green amaranth 
  25. Oolkobi(āĻ“āĻ˛āĻ•āĻŦী)= Kohlrabi 
  26. Kosu(āĻ•āĻšু)= Taro / colocasia 
  27. Kath aloo(āĻ•াāĻ  āĻ†āĻ˛ু)= Yam
  28. Potol(āĻĒāĻŸāĻ˛)= Pointed gourd 
  29. Bhul(āĻ­োāĻ˛)= Sponge gourd 
  30. Zika(āĻœিāĻ•া)= Ridge gourd 
  31. Kunduli(āĻ•ুāĻ¨্āĻĻুāĻ˛ী)= Ivy gourd 
  32. Dhunduli(āĻ§ুāĻ¨্āĻĻুāĻ˛ী)= Snake gourd 
  33. Jatilao(āĻœাāĻ¤িāĻ˛াāĻ“ঁ)= Bottle gourd 
  34. Kumura(āĻ•োāĻŽোā§°া)= Ash gourd 
  35. Bhat kerela(āĻ­াāĻ¤ āĻ•েā§°েāĻ˛া)= Teasel gourd 
  36. Tita kerela(āĻ¤িāĻ¤া āĻ•েā§°েāĻ˛া)= Bitter gourd 
  37. Chengmora(āĻšেংāĻŽā§°া)= Lasia Spinosa 
  38. Noroxingho(āĻ¨ā§°āĻ¸িংāĻš)= Curry leaf
  39. Xukloti(āĻļুāĻ•āĻ˛āĻ¤ি)= Patchouli 
  40. Babori xaak(āĻŦাāĻŦā§°ি āĻļাāĻ•)= Crown daisy 
  41. Purnonova xaak(āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖāĻ¨āĻ­া āĻļাāĻ•)= Dichondra 
  42. Suka xaak(āĻšুāĻ•া āĻļাāĻ•)= Spinach dock
  43. Doroon bon(āĻĻোā§°োāĻŖ āĻŦāĻ¨)= Lucas aspera
  44. Modhuxulung(āĻŽāĻ§ুāĻ¸োāĻ˛েং)= Polygonum microcephalum
  45. Ou tenga(āĻ” āĻŸেāĻ™া)= Elephant apple 
  46. Kon bilahi(āĻ•āĻŖ āĻŦিāĻ˛াāĻšী)= Cheery tomato
  47. Siral(āĻšিā§°াāĻ˛)= Mouse melon 
  48. Posola(āĻĒāĻšāĻ˛া)= Banana shoots 
  49. Koldil(āĻ•āĻ˛āĻĄিāĻ˛)= Banana flower 
  50. Nol-tenga(āĻ¨āĻ˛ āĻŸেāĻ™া)= Indian chestnut vine 

Few more added 

  1. Helosi (āĻšেāĻ˛āĻšি āĻļাāĻ•) = Buffalo spinach, Helancha
  2. Pirali palang (āĻĒিā§°াāĻ˛ী āĻĒাāĻ˛েং) = Ceylon Spinach, Water leaf
  3. Tangasi (āĻŸেāĻ™েāĻšি) = Oxalis corniculata
  4. Ponounova (āĻĒāĻ¨ৌāĻ¨ā§ąা) = tar vine
  5. Dupor Tenga (āĻĻূāĻĒā§° āĻŸেāĻ™া) = .Kalanchoe pinnata  
  6. Brahmi xaak (āĻŦ্ā§°āĻ•্āĻˇ্āĻŽী āĻļাāĻ•) = Bacopa monmieri 
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  1. BIJUMay 12, 2020 at 10:47 AM

    What about helosi xak?

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  2. UnknownJuly 14, 2021 at 3:10 AM

    Gonsona kosu in english?

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  3. Kuldeep DasJuly 27, 2021 at 12:53 AM

    Where are you From ?

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  4. UnknownAugust 17, 2021 at 12:32 AM

    Moni-sal in English

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    1. Rumi Mahanta DuttaAugust 17, 2021 at 3:08 AM

      Moni sal in English is called soapnut or soapberry

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  5. UnknownOctober 2, 2021 at 5:07 AM

    What is swiss chard called in assamese?

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  6. āĻŽāĻšোāĻ§ā§° āĻ­াāĻ‡āĻŸিOctober 27, 2021 at 3:30 AM

    please use https

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  7. AnonymousApril 30, 2022 at 10:01 AM

    Durun khak in english??

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  8. AnonymousMay 9, 2022 at 7:07 PM

    What do you call seteka in English

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    1. Rumi Mahanta DuttaMay 9, 2022 at 11:57 PM

      Seteka or tita bhekuri in English is called turkey berries

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  9. AnonymousMay 21, 2022 at 1:00 AM

    OL Sohora in english please...thank u in adv

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  10. AnonymousMay 31, 2022 at 6:43 PM

    Tora in english

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  11. AnonymousJune 14, 2022 at 10:53 AM

    Kale in Assamese

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    1. AnonymousJune 28, 2023 at 2:27 AM

      āĻ•ā§°āĻŽ āĻļাāĻ•

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  12. AnonymousJune 25, 2022 at 6:29 AM

    Notohingho naak in english?

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2023 at 7:30 PM

    Apple gourd tu ki buli koi?

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  14. AnonymousJune 28, 2023 at 2:43 AM

    Jom Lakhuti in english ?

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  15. AnonymousJuly 13, 2023 at 10:19 PM

    What is seteka called in English

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