water chestnut en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (uncountable) Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking.
- (countable) A corm of a plant of this species.
- (countable, uncountable) A water caltrop (Trapa natans).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waterchestnut | alternative | lexicographic | |
| water chestnuts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (47)
nan-hbl 馬薺 /马荠 (Eleocharis dulcis) · yue 馬蹄 /马蹄 (Eleocharis dulcis) · fi vesikastanja (corm of this species) · ko 남방개 (Eleocharis dulcis) · th แห้ว (Eleocharis dulcis) · da vandkastanje (Eleocharis dulcis) · ru болотница сладкая (Eleocharis dulcis) · pl ponikło słodkie (Eleocharis dulcis) · nan-tws 錢蔥 /钱葱 (Eleocharis dulcis) · cmn 鳧茈 /凫茈 (Eleocharis dulcis) · lo ແຫ້ວ (Eleocharis dulcis) · cmn 葧薺 /葧荠 (corm of this species) · fi vesikastanja (Eleocharis dulcis) · pl ponikło bulwiaste (Eleocharis dulcis) · cmn 鳧茨 /凫茨 (corm of this species) · hi सिंघाड़ा (Eleocharis dulcis) · cmn 荸薺 /荸荠 (Eleocharis dulcis) · pl ponikło bulwiaste (corm of this species) · cmn 葧薺 /葧荠 (Eleocharis dulcis) · nb vannkastanje (corm of this species) · nan-hbl 馬薺 /马荠 (corm of this species) · za lwgcwd (corm of this species) · cmn 烏芋 /乌芋 (Eleocharis dulcis) · cmn 鳧茨 /凫茨 (Eleocharis dulcis) · cmn 地栗 (corm of this species) · hak 馬薺 /马荠 (Eleocharis dulcis) · de Wasserkastanie (Eleocharis dulcis) · yue 馬蹄 /马蹄 (corm of this species) · hak 馬薺 /马荠 (corm of this species) · sv vattenkastanj (Eleocharis dulcis) · za maxdaez (corm of this species) · cmn 馬蹄 /马蹄 (corm of this species) · pl ponikło słodkie (corm of this species) · ja 白慈姑 (Eleocharis dulcis) · tl apulid (Eleocharis dulcis) · es castaña de agua china (Eleocharis dulcis) · cmn 鳧茈 /凫茈 (corm of this species) · ga castán uisce (Eleocharis dulcis) · fr châtaigne d'eau chinoise (Eleocharis dulcis) · za lwgcid (corm of this species) · cmn 烏芋 /乌芋 (corm of this species) · cmn 荸薺 /荸荠 (corm of this species) · cmn 地栗 (Eleocharis dulcis) · nb vannkastanje (Eleocharis dulcis) · sv vattenkastanj (corm of this species) · cmn 馬蹄 /马蹄 (Eleocharis dulcis) · vi năn ngọt (Eleocharis dulcis)