Phrase guide

water spinach

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Ipomoea aquatica, a green leafy vegetable used as a food in several cuisines of East and Southeast Asia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Amaranthus dubius, often bearing red or purple marks

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Amaranthus tricolor, edible amaranth

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 4

Basella alba, Malabar spinach, with thick, succulent, heart-shaped leaves

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ကန်စွန်း (kancwan:) — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Caribbean Hindustani: kermi — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Caribbean Hindustani: karemwá — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Caribbean Hindustani: karamwa — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Caribbean Hindustani: karamiyá — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蕹菜 (ung3 coi3) — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Chinese Cantonese: 通菜 — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空心菜 (kōngxīncài) — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Dutch: dagoeblad — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Dutch: waterspinazie — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Dutch: kangkoeng — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Finnish: pinaattielämänlanka — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Ilocano: balangeg — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Indonesian: kangkung — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Japanese: 蕹菜 (yousai) — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Caribbean Javanese: kangkung — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Pohnpeian: kangkong — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Polish: wilec wodny — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Santali: ᱠᱷᱚᱲᱚᱝ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ (khôṛôṅ aṛak’) — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Santali: ᱠᱟᱹᱬᱫᱤ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ (kăṇdi aṛak’) — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Saramaccan: dágúblad — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Sranan Tongo: dagublat — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Tagalog: kangkong — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Tày: bủng — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Tày: phjắc bủng — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Thai: ผักบุ้ง — Ipomoema aquatica
  • Vietnamese: rau muống — Ipomoema aquatica