Plant-Name Dictionary
Bitter Melon — names in 16 European languages
Momordica charantia
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Dansk Danish | Karela |
| English English | Bitter Melon Balsam pear, Balsam-pear, Balsampear, Bitter Cucumber, Bitter gourd, Bitter squash, Lizzard Food, Lizzard Pepper, Maiden Apple, Snake Apple Bush |
| Eesti Estonian | Karella-kibekurk |
| Suomi Finnish | Karvaskurkku |
| Français French | Margose Melon amer, Momordique |
| Deutsch German | Bittermelone Bittergurke |
| Magyar Hungarian | Balzsamkörte |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Raukšlėtasis svaidenis |
| Polski Polish | Przepękla ogórkowata |
| Português Portuguese | Melão-de-são-caetano melão-são-caetano |
| Slovenčina Slovak | momordika horká |
| Español Spanish | Cundeamor Balsamina, 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.