lotus seed

English

dried lotus seeds

Noun

lotus seed (plural lotus seeds)

1. Any of the seeds derived from the plants in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera, as used in East Asian cuisine, traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese desserts.

Synonyms

• lotus nut

Translations

seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: llavor de lotus f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蓮子／莲子 (lin⁴ zi²), 莲子 (lin⁴ zi²)

  Mandarin: 蓮子／莲子 (zh) (liánzǐ), 莲子 (zh) (liánzǐ), 蓮蓬子／莲蓬子 (liánpengzǐ), 莲蓬子 (liánpengzǐ)

• Danish: lotusfrø n
• Dutch: lotuszaad n
• Finnish: lootuksensiemen
• French: graine de lotus f
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• German: Lotossamen m
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 蓮の実 (hasu no mi)
• Korean: 연밥 (yeonbap), 가방 (ko) (gabang), 연실 (yeonsil), 연자 (yeonja)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: semilla de loto f
• Uyghur: نېلۇپەر ئۇرۇقى (nëluper uruqi)
• Vietnamese: hạt sen