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bitter melon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɪtəɹ ˈmɛlən/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 苦瓜 (kǔguā).

Meanings

1. A vine, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter yet edible fruit.
   • Bees often convey the pollen from the blossoms of a bitter melon vine to those of a sweet variety and completely change the character and flavor of its fruit. 1896, The World and Its People, Book 7, Silver, Burdett, page 430:
2. The fruit of the bitter melon vine.
3. The colocynth, Citrullus colocynthis.
4. (Australia) A similar fruit-bearing vine, Citrullus lanatus (Citroides Group).

Forms

Synonyms

karela · cerasee · bitter gourd · balsam pear

Translations (106)

ceb paliya (fruit of Momordica charantia) · tr kudret narı (plant Momordica charantia) · ar قَاوُون (plant Momordica charantia) · tl ampalaya (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ca cogombre tropical (plant Momordica charantia) · fr pomme de merveille (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ilo pariya (fruit of Momordica charantia) · pl balsamka ogórkowata (plant Momordica charantia) · ta பாகற்காய் (fruit of Momordica charantia) · nl sopropo (plant Momordica charantia) · ru каре́ла (fruit of Momordica charantia) · hi करेला (plant Momordica charantia) · ks کَریلہٕ (fruit of Momordica charantia) · rcf margoz (fruit of Momordica charantia) · nl sopropo (fruit of Momordica charantia) · de Bittergurke (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ja 苦瓜 (fruit of Momordica charantia) · pl balsamka ogórkowata (fruit of Momordica charantia) · el πικρό πεπόνι (plant Momordica charantia) · de Bittergurke (plant Momordica charantia) · vi khổ qua (fruit of Momordica charantia) · fr margose (fruit of Momordica charantia) · kn ಹಾಗಲಕಾಯಿ (fruit of Momordica charantia) · srn sopropo (plant Momordica charantia) · fi karvaskurkku (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ryu ごーやー (fruit of Momordica charantia) · pa ਕਰੇਲਾ (fruit of Momordica charantia) · hi करेला (fruit of Momordica charantia) · te కాకర (plant Momordica charantia) · de Karela (plant Momordica charantia) · bn উচ্ছে (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ja ツルレイシ (fruit of Momordica charantia) · yue 苦瓜 (fruit of Momordica charantia) · mfe margoz (fruit of Momordica charantia) · tl ampalaya (plant Momordica charantia) · as কেৰেলা (fruit of Momordica charantia) · nan-hbl 防羊言 (fruit of Momordica charantia) · et karella-kibekurk (fruit of Momordica charantia) · bn উচ্ছা (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ar قَاوُون (fruit of Momordica charantia) · pt melão-de-são-caetano (plant Momordica charantia) · id paria (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ko 여주 (fruit of Momordica charantia) · sv bittergurka (fruit of Momordica charantia) · pam apalya (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ru момо́рдика (fruit of Momordica charantia) · km ម្រះ (fruit of Momordica charantia) · pl przepękla ogórkowata (fruit of Momordica charantia) · yue 涼瓜 /凉瓜 (fruit of Momordica charantia) · de Bittermelone (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ja ニガウリ (fruit of Momordica charantia) · et karella-kibekurk (plant Momordica charantia) · bn করলা (fruit of Momordica charantia) · tr kudret narı (fruit of Momordica charantia) · nan-hbl 苦瓜 (fruit of Momordica charantia) · id pare (fruit of Momordica charantia) · te కాకరకాయ (fruit of Momordica charantia) · tcy ಕಂಚಲ (fruit of Momordica charantia) · fr poire balsamique (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ms tembikai pahit (fruit of Momordica charantia) · pl przepękla ogórkowata (plant Momordica charantia) · my ကြက်ဟင်းခါးပင် (plant Momordica charantia) · ja 蔓茘枝 (fruit of Momordica charantia) · vi mướp đắng (fruit of Momordica charantia) · my ကြက်ဟင်းခါးသီး (fruit of Momordica charantia) · msb ampalaya (fruit of Momordica charantia) · sv bittergurka (plant Momordica charantia) · srn sopropo (fruit of Momordica charantia) · pt melão-de-são-caetano (fruit of Momordica charantia) · cmn 苦瓜 (fruit of Momordica charantia) · id pare (plant Momordica charantia) · de Balsambirne (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ml കയ്പക്ക (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ml പാവൽ (plant Momordica charantia) · kok काराते (fruit of Momordica charantia) · sa कारवेल्ल (fruit of Momordica charantia) · es melón amargo (fruit of Momordica charantia) · cmn 苦瓜 (plant Momordica charantia) · ml പാവയ്ക്ക (fruit of Momordica charantia) · th มะระ (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ms peria (fruit of Momordica charantia) · el πικρό πεπόνι (fruit of Momordica charantia) · mr कारली (fruit of Momordica charantia) · de Bittermelone (plant Momordica charantia) · ur کریلا (fruit of Momordica charantia) · de Balsambirne (plant Momordica charantia) · fr momordique (fruit of Momordica charantia) · muy milimbek (plant Momordica charantia) · ja 蔓茘枝 (plant Momordica charantia) · bcl marigoso (fruit of Momordica charantia) · eu meloi mikatz (plant Momordica charantia) · es melón amargo (plant Momordica charantia) · za lwghaemz (fruit of Momordica charantia) · pam apalia (fruit of Momordica charantia) · nan-hbl 紅楊 /红杨 (fruit of Momordica charantia) · ja 苦瓜 (plant Momordica charantia) · fr melon amer (fruit of Momordica charantia) · mnc ᡤᠠᡥᠠ ᠣᡨ᠋ᠣᠨ (fruit of Momordica charantia) · de Karela (fruit of Momordica charantia) · mdh paliya (fruit of Momordica charantia) · gu કારેલું (fruit of Momordica charantia) · fi karvaskurkku (plant Momordica charantia) · ta பாகற்காய் (plant Momordica charantia) · ru кита́йская го́рькая ты́ква (fruit of Momordica charantia) · lo ຟັກຂົມ (fruit of Momordica charantia) · id paria (plant Momordica charantia)