bottle gourd

• Espécie de cabaça também conhecida como cuia, porongo ou cabaço, usada como legume na culinária, especialmente na culinária do sul da Ásia, e cujo fruto seco serve para fazer recipientes.

A type of gourd, also known as calabash or lauki, commonly used as a vegetable in cooking, especially in South Asian cuisine.

1. Edible vegetableA2formal

   A type of gourd, also known as calabash or lauki, with a long, bottle-like shape, commonly used in cooking.

   Legume comestível

   • She made a delicious curry with bottle gourd.
   • Bottle gourd is often used in soups and stews.
   • You can stuff bottle gourd with spices and cook it.

2. Plant speciesB1formal

   A vine plant (Lagenaria siceraria) that produces this gourd, cultivated in many warm regions.

   Cabaça

   • Bottle gourd plants require a lot of sunlight to grow.
   • The farmer harvested several bottle gourds from his garden.
   • This species of gourd has been cultivated for thousands of years.