Catalan fig list


Catalan Name	Catalan Synonymous	English name meaning	Location	C	Description	Notes
Acre o d'Acre		Acre or of Acre	Camp de Tarragona, Priorat, Ribera d'Ebre	1	Big, fat, of vinous color, cracked skin and dark red grain.When are dry, they are white and with superior taste to those of Fraga.They abound little
Ademuz		Ademuz ( Name of city )	Ademuz
Agostenca	D'agost , Ostenca , Bostenca	The crop is in August	Alguer , Valencia , Eivissa	2	The one that is made in a second crop of certain fig trees, and matures from August to September
Alacantina	Alagantina , Galantina	Alacant ( From this city )	Mallorca	1	Little, large, blond or whitish, it matures in August and is not a lot a darling to eat the persons, but rather to give to the pigs. GEM early tree, it is small and a little fade , but good for the animals and to dry. It was one of the most abundant varieties
Albacor			Valencia , Balears	2	It makes two crops, one for in July and the other one finally of August or in September, and, longe, not very good, is very black, big. GEM of big tree and of great duration, makes also brevas, but not as good as the former ones
Albacor de molla blanca		Albacor of white flesh	Valencia , Balears	2
Albacor de molla vermella		Albacor of red flesh	Valencia , Balears	2
Albacor de molla de meló		Albacor of melon flesh	Valencia , Balears	2
Albacor del Beat Ramon		Albacor of devout Ramon	Manacor	2
Alenyana			Porreres	2	Medium, bluish and medium taste. Ther are brevas and another crop in august
Alfarenca			Tortosa	1	Small, reddish, very late
Algerina	D'Alger , Angelina	Algerian	Costitx , Ariany	1	It is not much good before drying, but dry it becomes very white and very good
Bacorera	De bacó , D'albacor , Bacora , Figa-flor		Catalunya , Valencia , Balears	2	It is black, very big, good, and early, it matures in June. BE Among the great diversity of Valencian fig trees, the fig of more known and famous is the fig, albacor or "fig-flower" , a big fig, softened flesh, aqueous and refrigerating, that has the advantage and the privilege of being a very early fig	Meaning: External genital parts of the woman Etymology: of the Arab bakura
Bec de perdiu		Beak of partridge	Castelló
Bell Cuiro		Beautiful leather	Pla d'Urgell	1	It has the very double peel, it is very late and very good
Bergunya			Banyalbufar , Artà	1	Very sweet, of the most early of August Month, and often for Christmas there is still. They make especially the fig bread	Meaning: Name of woman
Blanca		White	Catalunya , Valencia , Balears	1	Green outside and white inside, big and good Mature in September
Blancassa		Very White	Ariany
Blanca Poma		White Apple	Eivissa		Of whitish color and its size is like an apple
Blanca vera		True minim	Valencia
Blanquella	Blanqueta	A little White	Empordà, Valencia , Balears	1	Small, blondy, matures in August
Blava		Blue
Boja	Boixa	Madfig
Bordissot Blanca	Burjassot , Italia : , Brogiotto Bianco, Brogiotto Genovese , France : , Bourjassotte , Barnissote	White Bordissot	Catalunya , Valencia , Balears	1	The bordissots are big, one little flattened, good, and they mature between August and October. The white bordissots form the Fraga figs variety , very appreciated . GEM Tree that in rich and fresh fields grounds big and stout. The fig shape is spinning top, it has very sweet flavor and it is the best for dry	Meaning: Toponym Town placed in the sidewalk of the Túria, at five kilometers of the Valencia city Etymology: of the burj as-sudd Arab, 'tower of the Weir weir: (Wall of restraint that halts or diverts the water of a river to profit it in the agriculture or in the industry)
Bota Morada		Purple Boot
Botanda		Botanda	Porreres , Lloret de Vista Alegre	2	Big, reddish one dark, not very good. Half green when the other ones are already mature
Burdissot Verd	Burjassot , Bordissot , Biriassot	Green Burdissot	Catalunya , Valencia , Balears	1	The bordissots are big, one little flattened, good, and they mature between August and October. The white bordissots form the Fraga figs variety , very appreciated.GEM it has very exquisite taste , when it is mature, usually removes a drop from gummy honey in the eye
Burjassot Negre	Bordissot , Biriassot , Italia : Brogiotto Nero , France : , Bourjassotte noire , Violette de Solliès , Barnissote noire , Parisienne Canaries : Bajasote, Boujasote , Bragasote	Black Burjassot	Catalunya , Valencia , Balears	1	The bordissots are big, one little flattened, good, and they mature between August and October. The white bordissots form the Fraga figs variety , very appreciated.GEM it has very exquisite taste , when it is mature, usually removes a drop from gummy honey in the eye
Burjassot o Biriassot	Bordissot , Biriassot	Burjassot or Biriassot	Catalunya , Valencia , Balears	1	The bordissots are big, one little flattened, good, and they mature between August and October. The white bordissots form the Fraga figs variety , very appreciated.GEM it has very exquisite taste , when it is mature, usually removes a drop from gummy honey in the eye
Calderona			Felanitx	1	Black with the red spring, of thick, not very good, and it matures in September
Cametas	Cametes , Cameta	Little legs	Llucmajor	1	Little , long, red dark color, good; it matures between August and September.	Wrong transcripton of Cametes
Capoll Llarg		Long neck	Mallorca	1	It has the very long neck and it seems a little pumpkin. It is not quiet good to fresh , acceptable for dry; it matures in August
Capoll Curt		Short neck	Mallorca	1	Roundy and small, with very little neck
Carlina			Llucmajor	1	Little , roundy , white , it matures in July
Carabasseta	Bordissot blanc , Catalana , Figa Turca,France Panachée , Bourjassotte , Courgette rayée, Jaspée , Carbassette Italia Bizzarrìa di Sori, Panascè	Little pumping	Catalunya , Valencia , Balears , Son Servera	1	Yellowish white with green stripes. It takes the Catalan deomination when it's from white bordissot. GEM it was a lot cultivated in Son Servera, it has a wine pumpkin shape and is very flavorful when it is dry
Cendrosa		Ashen	Camp de Tarragona	1	Big , sweet, it has a greenish dirty color
Cocorella			Mallorca	1	Medium , white, with dull flavour, good to dry; the skin is thick
Colar			Albatera , Elx	2	Commercial flower fig ( breva)
Coll de beata	Coll de frare	Neck of devout lady	Mallorca	1	It is similar to Coll de Dama, medium, turbinate , blackish, wihout flavourl. It matures in September or October
Coll de Dama Blanca	Coll de senyora	Whit neck of woman	Catalunya , Valencia , Balears	1	It has a long neck and thick skin, red dark flesh and very sweet ; it is considerate among the best figs .Also they is called "Coll de senyora" (Rosselló, Empordà)
Coll de Dama Negre	Coll de senyora , Col de Dame Noire	Black neck of woman	Catalunya , Valencia , Balears	1	It has a long neck and thick skin, red dark flesh and very sweet ; it is considerate among the best figs .Also they is called "Coll de senyora" (Rosselló, Empordà). GEM It has pear shape, is very flavorful
Coll de Dama Rossa	Coll de senyora	Rose neck of woman	Catalunya , Valencia , Balears	1	It has a long neck and thick skin, red dark flesh and very sweet ; it is considerate among the best figs .Also they is called "Coll de senyora" (Rosselló, Empordà)
Color de mort		Color of death
Corquellera			Palafrugell	1	Black , small, and the people say that it forms woodworms
Cornudella
Cucurella	Concorrella , Cucarella		Gandesa	1	Early a white or black color. GEM is very similar to "Alacantina" fig.
Concorrella			Tremp, Organyà , Pla d'Urgell	1	Black, small, very good, it matures in the middle of August
Cuiro de Bou		Leather of ox
Cul de Ruc	Cul de burro	Bottom of Donkey	Alboraia , Pla d'Urgell		Black, big, good; they are the first that mature and the last ones that leave
De Baco
De bec de perdiu		Of beak of partridge	Castelló	1	Redish, small, not very good; it matures in September
De butxaca		Pocket size
De Fraga	Bordissot Blanca	Of Fraga ( City )	Fraga
Deiana			Manacor		Mediating, green, not very good
De la gota de mel	De la goteta de la mel , gina	Of the drop of honey	Camp de Tarragona , Xàtiva , Alcoi	1	Greenish, big and very good, it matures for September	When the figs are ripe figs usually had a little drop of "honey" at the eye
De la Roca		Of the Rock	Mallorca	1	Bluish green one dark, not very big, late and of variable quality according to the places. GEM is late, smaller than the "paretjal" but better taste
De Llei		Of Law
De la pera		Of the pear	Costitx		White and it has pear shape
Del sen Jaume		Of the sen James	Manacor	1	Big, greenish, a little flattened, wiht very thick leather , very sweet, it matures towards September and October	Meaning of sen: = Treatment that was given to workmen, of the sene Latin ("old man"), century XIV Treatment that is given to the country workers (Mallorca) when already they are adults
De la senyora		Of the woman	Manacor	1	Greenish or black, with pink flesh and very sweet , with very thick leather, round shape, it matures towards October and November
De mosset			Valencia
De mort		Of death	Priorat		Small, yellowhis color so much for inside and outside, and of sickly aspect ; they are ugly, but very sweet
De set cotnes		Of seven rinds of bacon	Manacor			Meaning: Thick and strong leather Etymology: of the cutina Latin
Del Grà negre		Of the black Grain
Del Guardia		Of the Guardian
Dolça		Sweet	Mallorca		Bluish, with little reddish flesh, sometimes bad taste
De l'Empordà		Of the Empordà (region)	Llucmajor	1	A little big, round, greenish, good, and it matures towards September and October
D'en Sala		Of Sala ( people )	Urgellet		White and very nice
De la filera		Of the row	Mallorca	1	Big, white, early, good to dry
De molla vermella		Of red flesh	Ariany	1	Round, big and strong, good to dry
De pom		Of knob	Priorat	1	Medium sizer , red to purple, very good ; it matures in June and some figs are made in bunch or piled in the shoot
De rei		Of king	Massalcoreig		Small, black, not very good
De sa Font de Balafi		Of the fountaine of Balafi	Mallorca	1	Big, lead color, with with very thick leather, it matures in September
Envernesca	Hivernesca , vernesca	Winter ( like )	Camp de Tarragona	1	Green, medium, or rather big, and very late, it matures between September and November
Farta belitres	Afartapobles	It's stuffs beggar	Ribera d'Ebre , Pla d'Urgell	1	Late, a little big , flavorful,it is very aboundant
Frare llec		Layman friar	Empordà		The one that has a circle in the middle of place and is a lot long
Forastera		Foreigner	Balears	1	Late GEM, resembles that of "Coll de Dama" in form and with taste and is, therefore, a lot appreciated
Garsalina			Valencia
Gargeliga			Pla d'Urgell	1	Blond, very good, that it matures between July and August
Garrofala		Carob (like)	Priorat		Strong, a little big , well vermella.It matures in June, and its taste is from one sweetness similar to that of the carob
Gavatxona			Camp de Tarragona		Small, longish, of dark purple color	Gavatxos , alias for French people in Catalonia,
Geganta		Giant	Mallorca		Mediating or rather small, and of whitish red color
Genyiva Mort	Geniva	Death gum	Camp de Tarragona		Very white
Hivernenca	Envernesca , Hivernesca , Vernesca	Winter (like)	Camp de Tarragona , Mallorca , Castelló , Cullera, Xàtiva, Gandia, Pego, Alcoi	1	Green, medium GEM, or rather big, very late, that it matures between September and November
Hivernenca Blanca		White Hivernenca
Hortella	De la tira		Mallorca		Big, white, very fat, with very thin skin, with very fine taste
Jorba		Jorba (city)
Julienca		Of july month	Tortosa	1	Black, of white grain, it matures in first of August
Llei		Law	Tortosa	1	Color light green and in has a shape similar to "Burjassot", but of best taste
Llimonenca		Lemon (like)	Mallorca		Conical and of yellow color
Lloral
Maellana Blanca		White Maellana	Ribera d'Ebre , Maestrat	1	White greenish , little big , hard skin, with very good, taste especially if they dry it; it matures in October	Of Maella city
Maella	Mallea	Mallea	Ribera d'Ebre , Maestrat	1	White greenish , little big , hard skin, with very good, taste especially if they dry it; it matures in October	Dyslexic transcription of Maella. It was known for the writer Cervantes.
Mare de Déu	De la Mare de Déu de Lluc	Virgin	Mallorca , Escorca		Similar to martinenca fig, little big
Martina
Martinenca			Mallorca	1	GEM late it'is usually e very big. The tree already loses the leaves and it still has many figs, which matures badly due to cold
Martinenca mina			Mallorca		It is usually black, medium, with little neck, with many fig milk, matures relatively late; there are the varieties white martinenca and painted martinenca
Martinenca rimada			Mallorca
Maueta			Valencia
Miralla		Mirror (like)
Masclenya			Mallorca		Variety of the Alacant fig, very big and like bloated, of thin and long neck
Modronya			Ariany		Black, big, good to dry
Morcienca			Alacant		Fig that came probably from Múrcia
Morisca			Mallorca		Very big, green blackish outside and minim for inside, not very good, very early, and is usually destined for the animals
Moscatell		Muscatel
Napolitana	Poletana , Napoletana	Neapolitan	Castelló , Llucena , Cullera, Xàtiva , Gandia, Pego, Alcoi, Alacant	1	Black, little big and good, it matures in September and October; also there are white Neapolitans, but they are not so good
Napolitana Blanca		White Neapolitan	Castelló , Llucena , Cullera, Xàtiva , Gandia, Pego, Alcoi, Alacant	1	Little big matures in September and October, are not as good as the Neapolitan black
Napolitana Negra		Black Neapolitan	Castelló , Llucena , Cullera, Xàtiva , Gandia, Pego, Alcoi, Alacant	1	Black, little big and good, and it matures for September and October; also there are white Neapolitans, but they are not so good
Naueta			Patró , Sanet	1	Little , of rough skin, of reddish color, it matures in August
Negra		Black	Massalcoreig , Priorat , Gandesa , Pego	1	It is used to dry, because it is better dry than green
Negrella		Black (like)	Alcoi	1	Small, black, not good if it is not for the pigs, it matures in August
Pamis			Pego	1	White very good , little big, to dry	Near of Dénia
Paratjal	Paletjal , Parejal , Paretjal		Castelló, Ribera de Xúquer , Pego , Balears		White or yellow, often with greenish or dark lines,big , thin skin and of yellowish flesh and watered taste, in some regions very good, in other regular. GEM of bluish color, big, that split on maturing and is opened if it rains a lot. It is very good dry or fresh..
Pecadora		Sinner	Organyà		Black and vulgar
Peçonet		Little nipple	Valencia		Small, black and very sweet	Meaning: Nipple, tip of mamma
Pel de bou	Pèl de bou	Hair of ox	Mallorca		Very early, with the reddish skin, it is good for the pigs
Peludeta		Hair (like)	Valencia
Pell verd	Pell verda	Green skin	Solsona	1	Small, green, better than the sejola and that Coll de Dama , it matures in September
Perdigona negra	Pedigona	Black Perdigona	Priorat	1	Small, hardy skin, more or less dark color and with everything of pikes purple, it is very good and comes for September
Pit de Reina		Chest of Queen	Camp de Tarragona		Big, very similar in that of neck of lady, but always black
Porquenia	Porquenya , Figa de porc , Porquina , Tapaculs	For pigs			Medium or big, white or black color, watered flesh and insipid , for the pigs	Wrong transcription of Porquenya
Pota de Cavall		Leg of Horse
Reneca			Mallorca		Medium, white or black, late, not very good
Rogisca	Rotgisca	Red (like)	Mallorca	1	Black, similar to the red fig, small, very strong.It comes when they have just after of brevas
Roja		Red	Mallorca	2	Black, big pericarp , pink flesh and very juicy ; the early ones are big and long, and the second crop are small and round; they are all enough good taste
Rogeta		Red (like)	Alcoi , Gandia	2	Little red, good, matures in August. GEM Makes for Saint Petter (July 29 ) some brevas very big and tasty, those of the second crop are smaller and very sweet, good to dry
Ruscina			Valencia
Sang de rossi	Sang de rossí	Blood of "rossi"	Valencia, Alcoi	1	Black, big and good, with the dark red flesh, it matures between August and September	Meaning of nag: Horse on average quality, lighter than that of shooting and more vigorous than that of careers; it was useful to hunting and war, and usualy was ridden by the squires
Sarrona	Sarronenca		Mallorca		Of obscure bluish color, and not much good if it is not dry
Sarró de pastor		Shepherd's bag		1	Green, small and of very strong skin
Segarrera	Segarrenca		Camp de Tarragona		White and of very thick skin	Meaning of segarra: Genital member of the ram and of the boar
Setjola	Sajola , Setjola , Setjola porrera		Catalunya , Valencia	1	Black, soft, medium size, but good, it matures in setembre.Red inside and green outside, the best of all, and it matures in october.Early , white greenish .Small, white fruit, which matures firts August NT Four descriptions for the same name of fig	Name of fig tree remembered by many farmers little cultivated at present
Setjolla Porrera			Catalunya , Valencia
Sitscel	Sitcelis , Xitxelis , Set cels		Manacor , Ariany , Sancelles , Sant Llorenc des Cardassar		Green and long, a variety of that of "capoll blanc"
Tendral	Tendraleta	Tender	Alcoi	1	Medium, white, very good, it matures first of September
Tres collitas	Sis fan carga	Three crops
Tres fan carga	Tres fan càrrega	Three make large barrel	Camp de Tarragona , Priorat , Vimbodí		Very big, ashen, early and not very good
Tres voltas l'any	Tres voltes l'any	Three times by year
Ull de Perdiu		Eye of Partridge	Catalunya , Valencia , Balears	1	Black, with red flesh, medium big and very good, it matures in setembre.Whit and little.White or yellow, crushed, medium or rather big, and very good, matures in setembre.Little, green whitish with a big red eyet, matures from August to September , good to dry .NT Four descriptions for the same name of fig, In my opinion may be correct the last description.
Ull de Perdiu Mina		Eye of Partridge Mine
Vacal	Bocal	Vacal	Alaró, Costitx, Sta. Maria del Camí		Very big, early, blond, it is not good more than for the pigs. GEM of big and beautiful tree, resembles the white bordissot, but it is from inferior quality	Meaning: Typical of cows
Verdal	Verdesca	Green	Catalunya , Valencia , Balears		Small, green thick skin and very red and very sweet flesh; it is early and it splits easy. GEM It is very early, bloody flesh and very sweet for fresh . They are reds for inside and green outside
Verdaleta		Green (like)	Valencia
Verdal d’Oriola		Green of Oriola (City)	Oriola
Xafarina		Xafarina	Valencia , Eivissa