Meanings
plural physalises
- Fruit of such a plant, a yellow-orange berry, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity.
‘I going cook with them physalis for weeks.’
2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 3501 more example
Roland sat on the edge of the bed and ate all the courtesy chocolates, kiwis, physalises and salted nuts and drank a litre of carbonated water.
2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 340
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekφυσαλλίς“bladder, wind instrument”
- Englishphysalis
From New Latin Physalis, coined by Linnaeus from Ancient Greek φυσαλλίς (phusallís, “bladder, wind instrument”), from φυσιόω (phusióō, “to puff up, blow up”), φυσώ (phusṓ).
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Catalan tomatigueta daurada
- tomatigueta dauradafruit of such a plant
Chinese Mandarin 燈籠果屬 /灯笼果属, 洋酸漿屬 /洋酸浆属
- 燈籠果屬 /灯笼果属 (dēnglongguǒshǔ)plant of the genus Physalis
- 洋酸漿屬 /洋酸浆属 (yángsuānjiāngshǔ)plant of the genus Physalis
Dutch physalis
- physalisplant of the genus Physalis
Finnish lyhtykoiso, lyhtykoison marja
- lyhtykoisoplant of the genus Physalis
- lyhtykoison marjafruit of such a plant
French coqueret, physalis
- coqueretplant of the genus Physalis
- physalisplant of the genus Physalis
- cerise de terrefruit of such a plant
German Blasenkirsche, Judenkirsche
- Blasenkirscheplant of the genus Physalis
- Judenkirscheplant of the genus Physalis
- Physalisplant of the genus Physalis
- Kapstachelbeerefruit of such a plant
- Physalisfruit of such a plant
Persian عروسک پشت پرده, فیسالیس
- عروسک پشت پرده ('arusak-e pošt-e parde)plant of the genus Physalis
- فیسالیس (fisâlis)plant of the genus Physalis
- کاکنج (kâkanaj, kâkonaj, kâkenaj)plant of the genus Physalis
Polish miechunka, miechunka
- miechunkaplant of the genus Physalis
- miechunkafruit of such a plant
Portuguese fisális, fisális
- fisálisplant of the genus Physalis
- fisálisfruit of such a plant
Romanian physalis
- physalisplant of the genus Physalis
Spanish uchuva
- uchuvaplant of the genus Physalis
Cite this entry
physalis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physalis
“physalis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physalis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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