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snake gourd

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The vine Trichosanthes cucumerina, found across much of southern and southeastern Asia, from Pakistan to southern China to northern Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The long fruit of this vine, which is used as food, in medicine, and in crafting didgeridoos.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: ধুন্দুলি (dhunduli) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Burmese: ပဲလင်းမြွေ (pai:lang:mrwe) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Finnish: käärmekurkku — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • German: Schlangengurke — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • German: Schlangenkürbis — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • German: Schlangenhaargurke — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Hindi: चिचिंडा (ciciṇḍā) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Hindi: चिचिड़ा (ciciṛā) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Indonesian: paria belut — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Indonesian: pare belut — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Indonesian: pare lindung — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Japanese: 烏瓜 (karasuuri) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Konkani: पडोळि (paḍoḷi) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Malayalam: പടവലങ്ങാ (paṭavalaṅṅā) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Malayalam: പടവലം (paṭavalaṁ) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Marathi: पडवळ (paḍvaḷ) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Polish: gurdlina ogórkowata — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Russian: змеи́ный огуре́ц (zmeínyj oguréc) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Swedish: ormgurka — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Tamil: புடலங்காய் (puṭalaṅkāy) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Telugu: పొట్లకాయ (poṭlakāya) — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Vietnamese: lặc lè — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Yoruba: tòmátì eléjò — plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina