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ヒョウタン
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd
2. gourd (container); calabash
Alt. forms
瓢ひょう箪たん
49%
ひょうたん
44%
ヒョウタン
5%
Pitch accent
ヒョ
ウタ
ン
Used in: 28
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
(person) slippery as an eel