gac

See also: GAC, Gac, gać, Gać, gạc, gác, gấc, and -gaç

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese gấc.

Pronunciation

• enPR: găk, IPA^(key): /ɡæk/
• Rhymes: -æk
• Homophones: gack, gak

Noun

gac (uncountable)

1. The Southeast Asian fruit Momordica cochinchinensis, a reddish spiny gourd with high lycopene content.

Synonyms

• (Momordica cochinchinensis): baby jackfruit, Cochinchin gourd, spiny bitter gourd, sweet gourd

Translations

Momordica cochinchinensis

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 木鱉果／木鳖果 (muk⁶ bit³ gwo²), 木鱉子／木鳖子 (muk⁶ bit³ zi²)

  Mandarin: 木鱉果／木鳖果 (mùbiēguǒ), 木虌子, 木鱉子／木鳖子 (zh) (mùbiēzǐ)

• French: gac (fr)
• Japanese: 南蛮烏瓜,, ナンバンカラスウリ (Nanban karasuuri), ガック (Gakku), 木鼈子, モクベツシ (mokubetsushi)
• Russian: гак (ru) m (gak)
• Thai: ฟักข้าว (fák-kâao)
• Vietnamese: gấc (vi)

Anagrams

• ACG, AGC, CAG, CGA, cag

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *qaːꟲ (“to kill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka˥˧/

Verb

gac

1. to kill