Dictionary

colocynth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkɑ.lə.sɪnθ/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɒ.lə.sɪnθ/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin colocynthis, from Ancient Greek κολοκυνθίς (kolokunthís), ultimately Pre-Greek.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A viny plant, of species Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit.
2. (countable, uncountable) The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.

Forms

Deriveds

colocynthin

Synonyms

bitter apple (Citrullus colocynthis) · bitter melon (Citrullus colocynthis) · vine of Sodom (Citrullus colocynthis) · bitter cucumber (Citrullus colocynthis) · desert gourd (Citrullus colocynthis) · egusi (Citrullus colocynthis)

Translations (38)

ca coloquinta (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · ckb تاڵکە (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · pa ਤੁੰਮਾ (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · ar حَنْظَل (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · ckb گوژاڵک (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · de Teufelsapfel (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · tr it hıyarı (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · tr acıhıyar (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · fa کبست (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · pl kolokwinta (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · fi kolokvintti (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · vo kolozüntafluk (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · tr ebücehil karpuzu (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · tr acı elma (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · sa तारक (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · de Koloquinte (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · de Echte Zitrulle (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · de Pomaquinte (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · cs kolokvinta obecná (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · fr coloquinte (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · vo kolozünt (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · es tuera (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · pt colocíntida (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · ru колокви́нт (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · de Bitterapfel (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · uk колоци́нт (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · de Koloquintenkürbis (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · ru колоци́нт (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · sv kolokvint (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · pa ਕੌੜਤੁੰਮਾ (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · sa त्रपुस (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · ar عَلْقَم (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · es coloquíntida (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · tr acıkavun (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · he אֲבַטִּיחַ הַפַּקּוּעָה (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · de Purgiergurke (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · uk колокви́нт (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) · ota آجی الما (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis)