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gac

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • găk
  • /ɡæk/
  • rhymes with -æk
  • homophone: gack
  • homophone: gak

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Global Affairs Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The Southeast Asian fruit Momordica cochinchinensis, a reddish spiny gourd with high lycopene content.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of gender-affirming care.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of granular activated carbon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese gấc.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: AMC — Global Affairs Canada
  • Chinese Cantonese: 木鱉果 /木鳖果 (muk6 bit3 gwo2) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Chinese Cantonese: 木鱉子 /木鳖子 (muk6 bit3 zi2) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木鱉果 /木鳖果 (mùbiēguǒ) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木虌子 — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木鱉子 /木鳖子 (mùbiēzǐ) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • French: gac — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Japanese: 南蛮烏瓜 — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Japanese: ナンバンカラスウリ (Nanban karasuuri) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Japanese: ガック (Gakku) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Japanese: 木鼈子 — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Japanese: モクベツシ (mokubetsushi) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Korean: 걱 (geok) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Korean: 목별자 (mokbyeolja) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Korean: 목별과 (mokbyeolgwa) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Russian: гак (gak) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Thai: ฟักข้าว (fák-kâao) — Momordica cochinchinensis
  • Vietnamese: gấc — Momordica cochinchinensis