bitter melon

See also: bittermelon

English

Calque of Chinese 苦瓜 (kǔguā).

bitter melon (plural bitter melons)

A vine, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter, though when properly prepared edible, fruit.
(Australia) A similar fruit-bearing vine, Citrullus lanatus (Citroides Group).
The fruit of the bitter melon vine.

plant

fruit

Assamese: কেৰেলা (kerela)
Burmese: ကြက်ဟင်းခါးပင် (krakhang:hka:pang)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 涼瓜, 凉瓜 (loeng⁴ gwaa¹), 苦瓜 (fu² gwaa¹)

Mandarin: 苦瓜 (zh) (kǔguā)

Min Nan: 苦瓜 (zh-min-nan) (khó͘-koe), 防羊言 (hông-iûⁿ-giân), 紅楊 (âng-iûⁿ)
Estonian: karella-kibekurk
Finnish: karvaskurkku (fi)
French: margose (fr) f, momordique (fr) f, pomme de merveille (fr) f, melon amer m, poire balsamique (fr) f
German: Bittermelone f, Bittergurke f, Balsambirne f, Karela f
Hindi: करेला (hi) (karela)
Ilocano: pariya
Japanese: 蔓茘枝, ツルレイシ (tsurureishi), 苦瓜 (ja), ニガウリ (nigauri)
Kapampangan: apalya, apalia

Khmer: ម្រះ (km) (mrĕəh)
Korean: 여주 (yeoju)
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Maguindanao: paliya
Polish: przepękla ogórkowata f, balsamka ogórkowata f
Portuguese: melão-de-são-caetano m
Russian: кита́йская го́рькая ты́ква f (kitájskaja górʹkaja týkva), момо́рдика (ru) f (momórdika), каре́ла f (karéla)
Spanish: melón amargo m
Tagalog: ampalaya (tl)
Telugu: కాకరకాయ (te) (kākarakāya)
Thai: มะระ (má-rá)
Vietnamese: khổ qua (Southern), mướp đắng (vi) (Northern)
Zhuang: lwghaemz

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