烏瓜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏 瓜
からす
Jinmeiyō 		うり
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

烏(からす) (karasu, “crow; raven”) + 瓜(うり) (uri, “gourd”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) からすうり [kàrásúꜜùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠sɨɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

烏(からす)瓜(うり) or 烏瓜(カラスウリ) • (karasuuri) 

  1. Japanese snake gourd (Trichosanthes sect. Cucumeroides)

Derived terms

See also

  • 王瓜根(おうがこん) (ōgakon)
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