Kibano

Turkish translation: kiwano (egzotik bir meyve)

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English term or phrase:kiwano
Turkish translation:kiwano (egzotik bir meyve)
Entered by: Özden Arıkan

09:35 Jan 30, 2004
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Botany
English term or phrase: Kibano
i found it as a person' name but i am not lookingfor it. i am looking for a plant name. Would you please provide me a site that i can find special plants from all over the world.
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Kiwano ise "Kiwano"
Explanation:
Kiwano

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/glossary/glossary_k.shtml

An exotic fruit, also known as horned cucumber or jelly melon, with a spikey orange skin. The kiwano's pulp is a pale yellow-green colour and jellylike in texture with a sweet-tart flavour reminiscent of bananas and cucumbers.
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Adil Sönmez (X)
Local time: 19:34
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tesekkurler :) En yakın ve dogru cevabın bu olduguna eminim. Haklısınız, kelimeleri aldığım kaynakta hatalar olabilir, yardımlarınız icin tesekkur ederim ..
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4 +1Cubano/Kubano
oharapj
5Kiwano ise "Kiwano"
Adil Sönmez (X)


  

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Cubano/Kubano


Explanation:
Are you sure of the spelling in your source text? Based on some of the other words you have been asking about, it sounds like the ingredients for cocktails. In which case, there is a cocktail called a Cubano (Rum, Cointreau, egg white, lime juice)


    Reference: http://www.drinksmixer.com
oharapj
Local time: 19:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish

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agree  Emine Fougner: ok, its making more sense now. I think there's something wrong with the spellings
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kibano
Kiwano ise "Kiwano"


Explanation:
Kiwano

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/glossary/glossary_k.shtml

An exotic fruit, also known as horned cucumber or jelly melon, with a spikey orange skin. The kiwano's pulp is a pale yellow-green colour and jellylike in texture with a sweet-tart flavour reminiscent of bananas and cucumbers.


Adil Sönmez (X)
Local time: 19:34
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tesekkurler :) En yakın ve dogru cevabın bu olduguna eminim. Haklısınız, kelimeleri aldığım kaynakta hatalar olabilir, yardımlarınız icin tesekkur ederim ..
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