Name Puns
Vegetable
Bardock-A Japanese root vegetable called 'dock'
Brolli-Broccolli
Kakarotto-Carrots
Nappa-Lettuce
Pan-bukin-Pumpkin
Paragus-Asparagus
Raditz-Radish
Seripa-Parsley
Taurus-Turnip
Toma-Tomato
Totepo-Potato
Vegeta-Vegetable
Underwear
Bra-Bra
Bulma-A play on Bloomers, which were women's undergarments that were first introduce in the 1800's
Dr. Briefs-Men's underwear
Trunks-Boxers
Devil
Mr. Satan-Satan
Videl-"Devil" scrambled
Instruments
Dende-Derived from the Japanese word "den-den-mushi" which is used to describe any mollusk of the Gastropod class
Drum-A Drum
Kargo-Escargo
Nail-A play on snail, which isn't really an instrument, but he's a namekian
Piano-A Piano
Piccolo-A Piccolo
Slug-Gastropod
Symbol-A Symbol
Tambourine-A Tambourine
Tsuno-Horn
Temperatures
Frieza-Freezing/Freezer
King-Kold Cold
Kooler-Cooler
Fruits
Apple-Apple
Blue Berry-Blue berry
Dodoria-Chinese Gooseberry
Kuwi-Kiwi
Rasberry-Rasberry
Zarbon-Pomelo
Milk Products
Bata-Butter
Ginyu-Milk
Guldo-Yogurt
Jese-Cheese
Rikum-Cream
Foods/Drinks
Chaozu-Dumpling
Chi-chi-Breast
Emperor Pilaf-Sauteed, seasoned rice (rice pilaf)
Gohan-Rice, it is the suffix for breakfast lunch and dinner
Krillin-Chestnut
Lunch-Lunch
Marron-French chestnut
Oolong-Literal for Black Dragon (Wu Long), a type of black tea (Oolong tea)
Pan-Bread
Puar-Chinese Tea
Shao and Mai-Their names combined, "shao-mai" is a dim sum dumpling dish
Tien-Fried Rice
Yamcha-Means "dim sum," chinese food that resembles dumplings
Other
Buu-Bibi-dee Babi-dee Buu
Cell-Cell
Dai Kaioushin-Big God of the World Kings
Goku-The Japanese translation of the Chinese name Son Wukong, who was the Monkey King born of stone thousands of years ago in the Chinese legend, His Yu Chi (Shee Yo Ji) or The Record of the Journey of the West. The "ku" of his name means "sky"
Goten-Air, the "ten" means heaven
Kaiou-sama-Mr. World King
Kame-Sennin Turtle Sage
ShenLong-Godly Dragon
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