coloquinta

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin coloquinthĭda, from Latin colocynthis, from Ancient Greek κολοκυνθίς (kolokunthís), ultimately Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ku.luˈkin.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.luˈkin.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ko.loˈkin.ta]

Noun

coloquinta f (plural coloquintes)

1. colocynth

Further reading

• “coloquinta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007