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Water Chestnut

(Eleocharis dulcis)

English:

Chinese water chestnut, waternut
Water chestnut
Arabic:

el-kustnaa, el-maee
Chinese:

ma tai (horses’ hoof), bi qi, o-ya, peci, pitsi, po-tsai, wu-yu
Danish:

kinavandkastanie
Filipino:

apalid, buslig, kalangub, nilaga, potok beea beea, etjeng
French:

châtaigne d’eau
German:

Wasserkastanie
Indonesian:

chikai, dekang, tekee
Japanese:

ohkuro guai
Malay:

peperetan, teeke
Portuguese:

castanheiro de água
Spanish:

cabezas de negrito
Vietnamese:
ma thay, hat gie



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