gac

G2A1C3
/ɡæk/

noun

The Southeast Asian fruit Momordica cochinchinensis, a reddish spiny gourd with high lycopene content.

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baby jackfruitCochinchin gourdspiny bitter gourdsweet gourd
OriginVietnamese gấc →
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Meanings

gac1

noungac (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe Southeast Asian fruit Momordica cochinchinensis, a reddish spiny gourd with high lycopene content.

    Synonyms: baby jackfruit, Cochinchin gourd, spiny bitter gourd, sweet gourd

GAC2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Global Affairs Canada.
nounGAC (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of gender-affirming care.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of granular activated carbon.

    As contaminated water or air flows through GAC, contaminants sorb (stick) to the GAC surface and are removed.

    2021, “Community Guide to Granular Activated Carbon Treatment”, in United States Environmental Protection Agency, page 1, column 1

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe Southeast Asian fruit Momordica cochinchinensis, a reddish spiny gourd with high lycopene content.

Similar
baby jackfruitCochinchin gourdspiny bitter gourdsweet gourd
Also see
golkakra

Origin

  1. Vietnamesegấc
  2. Vietnamesegấc
  3. Englishgac

Borrowed from Vietnamese gấc.

More words from Vietnamese

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 木鱉果 /木鳖果, 木鱉子 /木鳖子
  • 木鱉果 /木鳖果 (muk⁶ bit³ gwo²)Momordica cochinchinensis
  • 木鱉子 /木鳖子 (muk⁶ bit³ zi²)Momordica cochinchinensis
Chinese Mandarin 木鱉果 /木鳖果, 木虌子
  • 木鱉果 /木鳖果 (mùbiēguǒ)Momordica cochinchinensis
  • 木虌子Momordica cochinchinensis
  • 木鱉子 /木鳖子 (mùbiēzǐ)Momordica cochinchinensis
French gac, AMC
  • gacMomordica cochinchinensis
  • AMCGlobal Affairs Canada
Japanese 南蛮烏瓜, ナンバンカラスウリ
  • 南蛮烏瓜Momordica cochinchinensis
  • ナンバンカラスウリ (Nanban karasuuri)Momordica cochinchinensis
  • ガック (Gakku)Momordica cochinchinensis
  • 木鼈子Momordica cochinchinensis
  • モクベツシ (mokubetsushi)Momordica cochinchinensis
Korean 걱, 목별자
  • 걱 (geok)Momordica cochinchinensis
  • 목별자 (mokbyeolja)Momordica cochinchinensis
  • 목별과 (mokbyeolgwa)Momordica cochinchinensis
Russian гак
  • гак (gak)Momordica cochinchinensis
Thai ฟักข้าว
  • ฟักข้าว (fák-kâao)Momordica cochinchinensis
Vietnamese gấc
  • gấcMomordica cochinchinensis

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gac

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Sounds the same

gackgak

Anagrams

cag
Cite this entry
APA

gac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gac

MLA

“gac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gac. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gac,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gac.

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