ひょうたん
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd
2. gourd (container); calabash
Kanji used
gourd
rattan box
Pitch accent
ひょ
うた
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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