bitter melon

• bittermelon

Calque from Chinese 苦瓜 (kǔguā).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪtəɹ ˈmɛlən/

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bitter melon (plural bitter melons)

1. A vine, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter, though when properly prepared edible, fruit.
2. The colocynth, Citrullus colocynthis.
3. (Australia) A similar fruit-bearing vine, Citrullus lanatus (Citroides Group).
4. The fruit of the bitter melon vine.

• balsam pear, bitter gourd, karela, cerasee (Jamaica)