Omnia SanaPlant-Name Dictionary
Bitter Melon - names in 15 European languages
Momordica charantia
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| English English | Bitter Melon Balsam pear, balsam-apple, Balsam-pear, Balsampear, Bitter Cucumber, Bitter gourd, Bitter squash, bitter-cucumber, bitter-melon, carilla gourd, Lizzard Food, Lizzard Pepper, Maiden Apple, Snake Apple Bush |
| Eesti Estonian | Karella-kibekurk |
| Suomi Finnish | Karvaskurkku |
| Français French | margose concombre africain, Melon amer, momordique, paroka |
| Deutsch German | Bittermelone amerikanische Bittergurke, Balsambirne, Bittergurke |
| Magyar Hungarian | Balzsamkörte |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Raukšlėtasis svaidenis |
| Polski Polish | Przepękla ogórkowata |
| Português Portuguese | Melão-de-são-caetano |
| Slovenčina Slovak | momordika horká |
| Español Spanish | bálsamo Balsamina, balsamito, cundeamor, Cundeamor., Pepino cimarrón |
| Svenska Swedish | bittergurka |
| Русский Russian | Момордика харанция |
| Српски Serbian | Горка диња / Gorka dinja |
| Türkçe Turkish | Kudret narı |
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources - never machine-translated.