茭瓜

Chinese

wild rice (Zizania aquatica; Oenanthe javanica
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
trad. (茭瓜)
simp. #(茭瓜)

Pronunciation


  • Mandarin
    • (Nanjing)
      • Nanjing Pinyin: jiàoguà [Phonetic: jiāoguà]
      • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): jiao1 gua1 [Phonetic: jiao4 gua1]
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiɔ³¹⁻³³ kua³¹/
  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: jiau1 gua1
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɒu̯³³ ku̯a̠³³/

Noun

茭瓜

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Huizhou, Changsha Xiang) edible wild rice stem (galls formed on young stems of Zizania latifolia after parasitism by the fungus Ustilago esculenta as a kind of vegetable)

Synonyms