bitter melon
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bitter melon
- /ˈbɪtəɹ ˈmɛlən/
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Calque from Chinese 苦瓜 (kǔguā).
noun bitter melons · bittermelon
- 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.
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The fruit of the bitter melon vine.
Similar: balsam pear, bitter gourd, karela, cerasee, ampalaya
- The colocynth, Citrullus colocynthis.
- A similar fruit-bearing vine, Citrullus lanatus (Citroides Group).
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noun plant Momordica charantia
| Español | melón amargo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 蔓茘枝 tsuru reishi, 苦瓜 nigauri |
| 中文 | 苦瓜 kǔguā |
| हिन्दी | करेला karelā |
| Português | melão-de-são-caetano |
| Deutsch | Bittermelone, Bittergurke, Balsambirne, Karela |
| Ελληνικά | πικρό πεπόνι pikró pepóni |
| العربية | قَاوُون qāwūn |
noun fruit of Momordica charantia
| Español | melón amargo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여주 yeoju |
| 日本語 | 蔓茘枝, ツルレイシ tsurureishi, 苦瓜, ニガウリ nigauri |
| 中文 | 苦瓜 kǔguā |
| हिन्दी | करेला karelā |
| Português | melão-de-são-caetano |
| Français | margose, momordique, pomme de merveille, melon amer, poire balsamique |
| Deutsch | Bittermelone, Bittergurke, Balsambirne, Karela |
| Ελληνικά | πικρό πεπόνι pikró pepóni |
| Русский | кита́йская го́рькая ты́ква kitájskaja górʹkaja týkva, момо́рдика momórdika, каре́ла karéla |
| العربية | قَاوُون qāwūn |
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@misc{bitter_melon_2026,
title = {bitter melon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bitter%20melon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
