winter melon
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winter melon¹
Where it comes from
Calque of Chinese 冬瓜 (dōngguā).
noun winter melons
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Benincasa hispida, a species of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) commonly cultivated in Asia.
Similar: ash gourd, ash pumpkin, Chinese preserving melon, fuzzy melon, tallow gourd, wax gourd, white gourd, winter gourd
winter melon²
Where it comes from
Calque of French melon d'hiver.
noun winter melons
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Any late-maturing variety of true melon (Cucumis melo), such as honeydew melon (Inodorus Group), Cassaba melon (Cassaba Group), and Spanish melon (Ibericus Group).
Similar: late melon
winter melon³
noun winter melons
- A type of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus). There is also a winter-melon, large and with black seeds, exceedingly cooling, brought us from abroad, and the hotter climates, where they drink water after eating melons...
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noun Translations
| Español | calabaza china, calabaza blanca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동과 donggwa |
| 日本語 | トウガン tōgan |
| 中文 | 冬瓜 dōngguā, 節瓜 /节瓜 jiéguā |
| हिन्दी | पेठा peṭhā, सफ़ेद कुम्हड़ा safed kumhaṛā |
| Français | courge cireuse |
| Deutsch | Wachskürbis |
| Русский | воскова́я ты́ква voskovája týkva, зи́мняя ты́ква zímnjaja týkva |
| Tiếng Việt | bí đao |
noun Translations
| Español | melón de invierno |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 冬甜瓜 dōngtiánguā |
| Français | melon d'hiver |
| Deutsch | Wintermelone |
| Русский | зи́мняя ды́ня zímnjaja dýnja |
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@misc{winter_melon_2026,
title = {winter melon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/winter%20melon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
