Winter Melon (Benincasa hispida), also called wax gourd, ash gourd, white gourd, winter gourd, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, Chinese preserving melon, and alu puhul, is a large gourd that is eaten as a vegetable when ripe.

Contained by: Petha
Characteristic of: Filipino cuisine
Also known as:
Bengali: Benincasa hispida
Chinese (Romanized): chi qua
English: wintermelonwax gourdash gourdwhite gourdwinter gourdtallow gourdash pumpkinChinese preserving melonalu puhul
Hindi: Safhed kaddhu
Tamil: Vellai Poosanikkai
Wikidata ID: Q652206
Wikipedia title: Wax gourd
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