kivakurkku

/KEE-vah-KOOR-koo/
[Finnish] plural kivakurkut / kivakurkkuja

Horned cucumber. Horned melon. Kiwano. A strange-looking egg-shaped fruit. The mouthfuls of cool cucumbery seeds are enclosed in a spiky, warty, green or reddish-yellow skin. It is eaten by halving it and scooping out the seeds.

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