గచ్చకాయ

Telugu

Etymology

గచ్చ (gacca) +‎ కాయ (kāya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡat͡ɕːakaːja/, [ɡat͡ʃːakaːja]

Noun

గచ్చకాయ • (gaccakāya) ? (plural గచ్చకాయలు)

1. the fruit of Caesalpinia bonduc (Ainslie); the fever nut, physic nut, nickernut
2. the slate gray color of said fruit

References

• "గచ్చకాయ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 350