melon cucumber; oriental pickling melon
A type of cucumber-like melon, typically pickled rather than eaten raw. Common in Japanese cuisine.
When you salt-pickle melon cucumber, it becomes a refreshing pickle.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still seen.
Compound of 白 (しろ, 'white') and 瓜 (うり, 'gourd/melon'), referring to its pale skin.