Meanings
nounwater chestnut (countable and uncountable, plural water chestnuts)
plural water chestnuts · alternative waterchestnut
- uncountableChinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking.
- countableA corm of a plant of this species.
- countableuncountableA water caltrop (Trapa natans).
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits
Similar
water chestnut plantcaltrop
Broader
nounChinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers
Similar
Chinese water chestnutEleocharis dulcis
Broader
spike rush
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 馬蹄 /马蹄, 馬蹄 /马蹄
- 馬蹄 /马蹄Eleocharis dulcis
- 馬蹄 /马蹄corm of this species
Chinese Mandarin 荸薺 /荸荠, 馬蹄 /马蹄
- 荸薺 /荸荠 (bíqí)Eleocharis dulcis
- 馬蹄 /马蹄 (mǎtí)Eleocharis dulcis
- 葧薺 /葧荠 (bóqí)Eleocharis dulcis
- 鳧茨 /凫茨 (fúcí)Eleocharis dulcis
- 鳧茈 /凫茈 (fúcí)Eleocharis dulcis
- 地栗 (dìlì)Eleocharis dulcis
- 烏芋 /乌芋 (wūyù)Eleocharis dulcis
- 荸薺 /荸荠 (bíqí)corm of this species
- 馬蹄 /马蹄 (mǎtí)corm of this species
- 葧薺 /葧荠 (bóqí)corm of this species
- 鳧茨 /凫茨 (fúcí)corm of this species
- 鳧茈 /凫茈 (fúcí)corm of this species
Danish vandkastanje
- vandkastanjeEleocharis dulcis
Finnish vesikastanja, vesikastanja
- vesikastanjaEleocharis dulcis
- vesikastanjacorm of this species
French châtaigne d'eau chinoise
- châtaigne d'eau chinoiseEleocharis dulcis
German Wasserkastanie
- WasserkastanieEleocharis dulcis
Hindi सिंघाड़ा
- सिंघाड़ा (siṅghāṛā)Eleocharis dulcis
Irish castán uisce
- castán uisceEleocharis dulcis
Japanese 白慈姑
- 白慈姑Eleocharis dulcis
Korean 남방개
- 남방개 (nambanggae)Eleocharis dulcis
Norwegian Bokmål vannkastanje, vannkastanje
- vannkastanjeEleocharis dulcis
- vannkastanjecorm of this species
Polish ponikło słodkie, ponikło bulwiaste
- ponikło słodkieEleocharis dulcis
- ponikło bulwiasteEleocharis dulcis
- ponikło słodkiecorm of this species
- ponikło bulwiastecorm of this species
Russian болотница сладкая
- болотница сладкая (bolotnica sladkaja)Eleocharis dulcis
Spanish castaña de agua china
- castaña de agua chinaEleocharis dulcis
Swedish vattenkastanj, vattenkastanj
- vattenkastanjEleocharis dulcis
- vattenkastanjcorm of this species
Tagalog apulid
- apulidEleocharis dulcis
Thai แห้ว
- แห้ว (hɛ̂o)Eleocharis dulcis
Vietnamese năn ngọt
- năn ngọtEleocharis dulcis
Cite this entry
APA
water chestnut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20chestnut
MLA
“water chestnut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20chestnut. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water chestnut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20chestnut.
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