冬瓜

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Chinese

winter
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
trad. (冬瓜)
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Pronunciation


Noun

冬瓜

  1. winter melon; ash gourd; wax gourd; tallow gourd (Benincasa hispida) (Classifier: m c)
  2. (Hakka, Quanzhou Hokkien) pumpkin

Synonyms

  • (winter melon):
  • (pumpkin):

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: tung qua

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 2
がん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi irregular
 トウガン on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

冬瓜, winter melon

(とう)(がん) or 冬瓜(トウガン) (tōgan

  1. winter melon, Benincasa pruriens f. hispida

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).