Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karela

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: karela
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Momordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd.

Indian usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The roofs shall fade before it, The house-beams shall fall, And the Karela, the bitter Karela, Shall cover it all!"
"Cut karelas into thin slices. Wash and rub two table spoons salt all over the karelas and its scrapings."
"Though unpleasantly bitter, karela tops the list of diabetes-friendly foods."

Etymology

From Hindi करेला (karelā), from Sanskrit कारवेल्ल (kāravella).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: करेला, कारवेल्ल

Usage

Inflected Forms

karelas (plural)

Questions

What does karela mean?: Momordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd.
Where does karela come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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