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Meaning of "Chinese water chestnut" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT

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WHAT DOES CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chinese water chestnut

Eleocharis dulcis

The Chinese water chestnut, more often called simply the water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge grown for its edible corms. The water chestnut is actually not a nut at all, but an aquatic vegetable that grows in marshes, underwater in the mud. It has tube-shaped, leafless green stems that grow to about 1.5 metres. The water caltrop, which is also referred to by the same name, is unrelated and often confused with the water chestnut. The small, rounded corms have a crisp white flesh and can be eaten raw, slightly boiled, or grilled, and are often pickled or tinned. They are a popular ingredient in Chinese dishes. In China, they are most often eaten raw, sometimes sweetened. They can also be ground into a flour form used for making water chestnut cake, which is common as part of dim sum cuisine. They are unusual among vegetables for remaining crisp even after being cooked or canned, because their cell walls are cross-linked and strengthened by certain phenolic compounds, like oligomers of ferulic acid. This property is shared by other vegetables that remain crisp in this manner, including the tiger nut and lotus root.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT

beechnut
betel nut
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doughnut
dwarf chestnut
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Knut
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Synonyms and antonyms of Chinese water chestnut in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Chinese water chestnut» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT

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Translator English - Chinese

中国荸荠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Castaña de agua chino
570 millions of speakers

English

Chinese water chestnut
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चीनी सिंघाड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكستناء المياه الصينية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Китайский водяной орех
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Água castanha chinesa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চীনা জল চিবান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Châtaigne d´eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chestnut air Cina
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chinesische Wasserkastanie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中国のヒシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중국어 마름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chinese water chestnut
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Nước Trung Quốc hạt dẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீன நீர் கஷ்கொட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चीनी पाणी चीस्टनट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çin su kestanesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Castagna d´acqua cinese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chiński kotewka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Китайський водяний горіх
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Castan de apă chinez
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο νερού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Chinese water kastanje
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kinesiska vatten kastanj
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kinesisk vannkastanjer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Chinese water chestnut

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT»

The term «Chinese water chestnut» is normally little used and occupies the 114.403 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Chinese water chestnut

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT»

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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
The Chinese water chestnut and the tiger nut, or chufa, are both members of the sedge family, a group of water grasses that includes papyrus. The water chestnut is a swollen underwater stem tip of Eleocharis dulcis, a native of the Far East ...
Harold McGee, 2007
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Food in China: A Cultural and Historical Inquiry
Chinese Water Chestnut This water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis; pi-ch'i; p'o-chi; ma-t'i or, in Cantonese, ma-t'ai, "horse's hoof; etc.) is sometimes called the "true water chestnut" to distinguish it from the fruit of the aquatic Trapa bicornis, which is ...
Frederick J. Simoons, 1990
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Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition
The Chinese water chestnut is not a chestnut or even a nut, but the edible tuber of an aquatic plant. The walnut-sized tuber is rounded with a pointed top and consists of a tough but papery brown skin covering The yam is a thick, starchy tuber ...
Experts from Dole Food Company, Experts from The Mayo Clinic, Experts from UCLA Center for H, 2002
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Field Guide to Produce: How to Identify, Select and Prepare ...
The Chinese water chestnut resembles a small muddy tulip bulb and is sweet and crunchy; the European water chestnut resembles a tiny horned bull's head and is quite starchy. Americans are most familiar with the Chinese water chestnut .
Aliza Green, 2004
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Postharvest Physiology and Pathology of Vegetables
A similar toughness value, 317 J m 2, was found for raw Chinese water chestnut. The principal difference compared to the strength data is that toughness of canned Chinese water chestnut is higher than that of the raw tissue and remains  ...
Jerry A. Bartz, Jeffrey K. Brecht, 2002
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Oriental Vegetables: The Complete Guide for the Gardening Cook
This one is considered the authentic Chinese water chestnut. It is a perennial reed-like plant, with long thin hollow leaves over 60cm/2ft high, growing wild in shallow water. The edible part is the corm, which develops under water. The mother ...
Joy Larkcom, 2008
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The Visual Food Encyclopedia
40 Eleocharis dulcisand Trapa spp., Cyperaceae T he edible tuber of an aquatic plant believed to have originated in southern China, the water chestnut (also known as Chinese water chestnut) has been consumed since ancient times and  ...
QA International Collectif
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Roots: The Definitive Compendium with more than 225 Recipes
WATER CH ESTN UT E/eocharis du/cis CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT / MATI ( MANDARIN CHINESE) / MA TAI (CANTONESE)/ SOMWANG (THAI) / SINGHAGA (HINDI) PORCU PINE BALLS Called either pearl balls or porcupine balls,.
Diane Morgan, 2012
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... chemistry BT Geochemistry Hydrology NT Chemical oceanography Water-rock interaction Water chestnut USE Trapa natans Water chestnuts Water chestnut, Chinese USE Chinese water chestnut Water chestnuts (May Subd Geog) [QK495 .
Library of Congress, 2002
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Dictionary of Food: International Food and Cooking Terms ...
Also called Chinese water chestnut. See also caltrops, water caltrop water chestnut starch A grey starch made from the water caltrop. Considered to be very good for making crisp batters and coatings and for producing a good gloss in sauces.
Charles Sinclair, 2009

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT»

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Highlights of China Guardian $44 Million Fall Auctions
A Chinese water chestnut-type vase in a blue-on-yellow pattern from the Qing Dynasty, sold for $3.6 million. Photo: Courtesy China Guardian. «artnet News, Oct 14»
2
Discovering Chinese Water Chestnuts
It took me three years to find my first Chinese water chestnut corms and another spring, summer and fall before my first crop was ready to eat. «Mother Earth News, Jul 14»
3
Mama Lan: Brixton vs Clapham
... disappointed – the boiled king prawn and Chinese water chestnut dumplings were utterly wonderful, packed with prawn and cooked perfectly ... «Brixton Blog, Dec 13»
4
New Publications on Horticultural Photoperiod Management at …
The first publication on "Physiological studies on Chinese Water Chestnut" covers results of a series of trials in which the photoperiod which is ... «PR Web, Dec 11»
5
New Book on Chinese Waterchestnut and Updated CV at …
The book on "A Grower's Guide to Cultivating Chinese Water Chestnut in Australia" provides the technical and practical basis for the ... «PR Web, Nov 11»

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