karela
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hindi करेला (karelā), from Sanskrit कारवेल्ल (kāravella).
Noun
[edit]karela (countable and uncountable, plural karelas)
- (India) Momordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd.
- 1895, Rudyard Kipling, The Second Jungle Book:
- The roofs shall fade before it,
The house-beams shall fall,
And the Karela, the bitter Karela,
Shall cover it all!
- 1998, Sanjeev Kapoor, Khazana of Indian Recipes:
- Cut karelas into thin slices. Wash and rub two table spoons salt all over the karelas and its scrapings.
- 2006, Tarla Dalal, Diabetic Snacks, page 22:
- Though unpleasantly bitter, karela tops the list of diabetes-friendly foods.