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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From κολοκύνθη (kolokúnthē, “pumpkin”) + -ίς (-ís, suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.lo.kyn.tʰís/ → /ko.lo.cynˈθis/ → /ko.lo.cinˈθis/
Noun
κολοκυνθίς • (kolokunthís) f (genitive κολοκυνθίδος); third declension
- (botany) wild gourd, colocynth
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