noun
Refers to the plant Lagenaria siceraria, commonly grown for its fruit.
庭でひょうたんを育てています。
I'm growing bottle gourds in my garden.
A container made from a dried gourd, traditionally used for carrying liquids.
昔の旅人はひょうたんに水を入れて持ち歩いた。
Travelers in the old days carried water in a gourd.
Katakana spelling, often used in botanical or scientific contexts.
Traditional kanji spelling, occasionally seen in literature or product names.
The word is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 瓢箪 are Chinese loan characters used for their meaning, but the exact historical derivation of the Japanese reading is uncertain.