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Meaning of water chestnut | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking.
    uncountable
  2. A corm of a plant of this species.
    countable
  3. A water caltrop (Trapa natans).
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Wasserkastanie
Español castaña de agua china
Suomi vesikastanja
Français châtaigne d'eau chinoise
Gaeilge castán uisce
हिन्दी सिंघाड़ा
日本語 白慈姑
한국어 芰 荇 䔁 남방개 마름
Русский болотница сладкая
Svenska vattenkastanj
ไทย แห้ว
Tiếng Việt năn ngọt

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

water chicken water chinquapin water clock water closet water clover water coconut

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