烏瓜

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Japanese snake gourd (Trichosanthes sect. Cucumeroides)

Derived terms

南(ナン)蛮(バン)烏(カラス)瓜(ウリ) (Nanban karasūri)

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