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Access to Asian Vegetables Thesaurus


Bitter Melon

(Momordica charantia)

English:

bitter gourd/cucumber, karella, balsam pear, alligator pear, African cucumber

Bitter melon
Chinese:

ku gua, foo gwa (bitter gourd), jin li zhi (bright beautiful lychee), lao pu tao (ugly grape)

Danish:

karela

Dutch:

springkomkommer

Filipono:

ampalaya, amargoso, paria, palia

French:

assorossie, margase, pomme de merveille, momordique a feuilles de vigne

German:

Balsamapfel, Wunder-Balsampfel, Bitterer Balsamkürbis

Hindi:

karela, kaveli

Indonesian:

pare, pare pahit, paria, peria

Italian:

balsamini lunghi, pomo balsamo, caranza, vite indiana

Japanese:

tsuru reishi, niga-uri

Malay:

peria, peria katak

Portugese:

balsamini longa, melão de São Caetano

Spanish:

balsamina, calabaza africana, cundeamor, estrpajo

Thai:

mara, phakha, maha

Vietnamese:

muop dang, khô qua




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