Phrase guide

Cape gooseberry

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tropical South American plant of species Physalis peruviana, with a bright yellow, edible fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: physalis

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The fruit of this plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: goldenberry, physalis

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: purple ground cherry, Physalis peruviana

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ground cherry, husk tomato

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَرَنْكَش (ḥarankaš) — plant
  • Azerbaijani: Peru yergilası — plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燈籠果 /灯笼果 (dēnglong guǒ) — plant
  • Danish: ananaskirsebær — plant
  • Dhivehi: މުރާކި (murāki) — plant
  • Dutch: goudbes — plant
  • Dutch: lampionplant — plant
  • Finnish: ananaskirsikka — plant
  • Finnish: karviaiskoiso — plant
  • French: coqueret du Pérou — plant
  • French: amour en cage — plant
  • German: Physalis — plant
  • German: Kapstachelbeere — plant
  • German: Blasenkirsche — plant
  • German: Judenkirsche — plant
  • Hungarian: perui földicseresznye — plant
  • Japanese: ブドウホオズキ (budōhōzuki) — plant
  • Japanese: シマホオズキ (shimahōzuki) — plant
  • Kikuyu: nathi — plant
  • Navajo: bįįh yildeeʼí — plant
  • Norwegian: ananaskirsebær — plant
  • Persian: فیسالیس (fisâlis) — plant
  • Persian: توت طلایی (tut-e talâ-i) — plant
  • Persian: فیسالیس زرد (fisâlis-e zard) — plant
  • Persian: گیلاس زمینی (gilâs-e zamini) — plant
  • Polish: miechunka peruwiańska — plant
  • Portuguese: camapu — plant
  • Quechua: awaymantu — plant
  • Russian: физа́лис перуа́нский (fizális peruánskij) — plant
  • Russian: ка́пский крыжо́вник (kápskij kryžóvnik) — plant
  • Serbo-Croatian: перу̀а̄нска ја̏года — plant
  • Serbo-Croatian: perùānska jȁgoda — plant
  • Spanish: aguaymanto — plant
  • Swedish: kapkrusbär — plant
  • Tagalog: lobolobohan — plant
  • Tongan: kuusi — plant
  • Xhosa: iguzu — plant
  • Arabic: حَرَنْكَش (ḥarankaš) — fruit
  • Arabic: حرنكش (ḥarankaš) — fruit
  • Armenian: ֆիզալիս (fizalis) — fruit
  • Catalan: tomatigueta daurada — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燈籠果 /灯笼果 (dēnglong guǒ) — fruit
  • Czech: mochyně peruánská — fruit
  • Danish: ananaskirsebær — fruit
  • Dutch: goudbes — fruit
  • Estonian: kirssananass — fruit
  • Finnish: ananaskirsikka — fruit
  • Finnish: karviaiskoiso — fruit
  • French: coqueret du Pérou — fruit
  • French: amour en cage — fruit
  • German: Physalis — fruit
  • German: Kapstachelbeere — fruit
  • German: Blasenkirsche — fruit
  • German: Judenkirsche — fruit
  • Hungarian: perui földicseresznye — fruit
  • Icelandic: blæjuber — fruit
  • Italian: uciuva — fruit
  • Japanese: ブドウホオズキ (budōhōzuki) — fruit
  • Japanese: シマホオズキ (shimahōzuki) — fruit
  • Kikuyu: nathi — fruit
  • Korean: 금땅꽈리 (geumttangkkwari) — fruit
  • Navajo: bįįh yildeeʼí — fruit
  • Persian: توت طلایی (tut-e talâ-i) — fruit
  • Persian: فیسالیس (fisâlis) — fruit
  • Persian: فیسالیس زرد (fisâlis-e zard) — fruit
  • Persian: گیلاس زمینی (gilâs-e zamini) — fruit
  • Polish: miechunka — fruit
  • Portuguese: camapu — fruit
  • Russian: физа́лис перуа́нский (fizális peruánskij) — fruit
  • Russian: ка́пский крыжо́вник (kápskij kryžóvnik) — fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: перу̀а̄нска ја̏года — fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: perùānska jȁgoda — fruit
  • Spanish: uchuva — fruit
  • Spanish: aguaymanto — fruit
  • Spanish: capulí — fruit
  • Swahili: kepguzbari — fruit
  • Swedish: kapkrusbär — fruit
  • Tagalog: lobolobohan — fruit
  • Turkish: altın çilek — fruit
  • Xhosa: iguzu — fruit