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A viny plant, of species Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From Latin colocynthis, from Ancient Greek κολοκυνθίς (kolokunthís), ultimately Pre-Greek.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
حَنْظَل
(ḥanẓal)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Arabic:
عَلْقَم
(ʕalqam)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Catalan:
coloquinta
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Czech:
kolokvinta obecná
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Finnish:
kolokvintti
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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French:
coloquinte
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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German:
Koloquinte
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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German:
Pomaquinte
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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German:
Purgiergurke
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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German:
Bitterapfel
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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German:
Echte Zitrulle
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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German:
Teufelsapfel
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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German:
Koloquintenkürbis
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Hebrew:
אֲבַטִּיחַ הַפַּקּוּעָה
(ʾaḇaṭíaḥ ha-paqqūʿā)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Central Kurdish:
تاڵکە
(tallke)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Central Kurdish:
گوژاڵک
(gujallk)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Persian:
کبست
(kabast)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Polish:
kolokwinta
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Portuguese:
colocíntida
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Punjabi:
ਤੁੰਮਾ
(tummā)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Punjabi:
ਕੌੜਤੁੰਮਾ
(kauṛtummā)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Russian:
колоци́нт
(kolocínt)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Russian:
колокви́нт
(kolokvínt)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Sanskrit:
त्रपुस
(trapusa)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Sanskrit:
तारक
(tāraka)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Spanish:
coloquíntida
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Spanish:
tuera
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Swedish:
kolokvint
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Turkish:
acı elma
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Turkish:
ebücehil karpuzu
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Turkish:
acıhıyar
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Turkish:
acıkavun
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Turkish:
it hıyarı
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Ottoman Turkish:
آجی الما
(acı elma)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Ukrainian:
колоци́нт
(kolocýnt)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Ukrainian:
колокви́нт
(kolokvýnt)
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Volapük:
kolozünt
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
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Volapük:
kolozüntafluk
— plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
