粵

南naam4瓜gwaa1

naam4 gwaa1nán guā

English

  1. pumpkin
  2. pumpkin

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種葫蘆科植物嘅果實,形態圓而偏大,帶橙黃色果肉(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 西人喺萬聖節嗰陣好興用南瓜整燈籠。

    Westerners are accustomed to making pumpkin lanterns during Halloween.

  • 我喜歡喝南瓜湯。

    I like to drink pumpkin soup.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 这个菜谱需要一些青南瓜。

    This recipe requires acorn squash.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 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

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

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