baan̄ke

LanguageMarshallese

Meaning

1. cucurbit (any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae) such as:
2. the fruit or vegetable of any cucurbit plant
3. cucurbit
4. A word for any plant belonging to the gourd family, such as pumpkins, or the fruit/vegetable produced by such a plant.

Examples

Pronunciationpˠæɰæŋkej

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteCommonly used to refer to pumpkins in a Marshallese context.

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