winter melon
Meaning
- A vine of the species Benincasa hispida cultivated throughout Asia.
- A green, fuzzy melon fruit with sweet white flesh, which grows on this vine.
Synonyms
Cucumis melo inodorus
Persian melon
winter melon vine
canary melon
paendeky
Translations
courge cireuse
Wintermelone Wachskürbis
πεπόνι cuccumis melo inodorus χειμερινό πεπόνι
Cucumis melo inodorus
Abóbora-d’água
melón blancoEtymology
Calque from Chinese 冬瓜 (dōngguā).
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