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Malabar gourd

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of squash native from Central and South America, grown for its edible fruit, seeds and greens, Cucurbita ficifolia.

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24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: carabassera de cabell d'àngel — plant
  • Dutch: vijgenbladpompoen — plant
  • French: courge de Siam — plant
  • French: courge à feuilles de figuier — plant
  • French: melon de Malabar — plant
  • German: Feigenblatt-Kürbis — plant
  • German: Cayote — plant
  • Italian: zucca siamese — plant
  • Japanese: クロダネカボチャ — plant
  • Kaqchikel: qʼoqʼ — plant
  • Nahuatl: chilacayohtli — plant
  • Classical Nahuatl: tzilacāyohtli — plant
  • Portuguese: chila — plant
  • Portuguese: gila — plant
  • Portuguese: abóbora-chila — plant
  • Portuguese: abóbora-gila — plant
  • Russian: тыква фиголистная (tykva figolistnaja) — plant
  • Spanish: chilacayote — plant
  • Spanish: chiverre — plant
  • Spanish: alcayota — plant
  • Spanish: cayote — plant
  • Spanish: calabaza de cabello de ángel — plant
  • Spanish: cidra — plant
  • Venetan: suca siameza — plant