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water chestnut

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

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Suomivesikastanja
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हिन्दीसिंघाड़ा
日本語白慈姑
한국어芰荇䔁남방개마름
Русскийболотница сладкая
Svenskavattenkastanj
ไทยแห้ว
Tiếng Việtnăn 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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