coloquintida
[ kol-uh-kwin-ti-duh ]
/ ˌkɒl əˈkwɪn tɪ də /
noun
Origin of coloquintida
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Greek
kolokýnthida, accusative of
kolokynthís
colocynth
Words nearby coloquintida
coloplication,
coloproctitis,
coloproctostomy,
coloptosis,
colopuncture,
coloquintida,
color,
color bar,
color blindness,
color charge,
color chart
Example sentences from the Web for coloquintida
The food that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida.
Familiar Quotations |John Bartlett
British Dictionary definitions for coloquintida
Word Origin for coloquintida
C14: from Medieval Latin, from
colocynthid-
colocynth