also: ごおやあ
A tropical vine with bumpy, bitter fruit used in Okinawan and other Asian cuisines. The word is originally from Okinawan.
When summer comes, I crave goya champuru.
Some people dislike the bitterness of bitter melon.
Most common modern spelling, widely used in standard Japanese.
Alternate spelling reflecting the Okinawan long vowel; also common.
Hiragana spelling of the long-vowel variant; rarely used.
Borrowed from Okinawan ゴーヤー (gōyā), referring to the bitter melon.