粵

櫛zit3瓜gwaa1

simp栉瓜
zit3 gwaa1zhì guā

English

  1. (Tw) zucchini; courgette; baby marrow
  2. Taiwan pr. [jie2gua1]
  3. hairy gourd; fuzzy melon; fuzzy squash; hairy cucumber

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種植物;係冬瓜嘅變種,但係細過冬瓜好多;毛瓜

Examples

  • 美國人所吃的食物中約有三分之一來自蜜蜂授粉的農作物,包括蘋果、甜瓜、蔓越莓、南瓜、櫛瓜、綠花椰菜和杏仁等等。

    About one-third of the food eaten by Americans comes from crops pollinated by honey bees, including apples, melons, cranberries, pumpkins, squash, broccoli, and almonds, to name just a few.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 新鮮嘅節瓜有好多毛。

    Fresh hairy gourds have lots of hair.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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