name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   bitter melon (edible fruit, especially as it is eaten by Okinawans) Japan

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter

Synonyms

All synonyms

colorfrancisco jose de goya y lucientespainterpigmentred

Example

More examples

"The Prado has the best paintings by Velázquez and Goya."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Okinawan ごーやー (gooyaa).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Goya, from Basque Goia.

Related phrases

bitter melon

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