సొరకాయ
sorakāya
The English phrase "bottle gourd" is translated into Telugu as సొరకాయ (sorakāya).
సొరకాయ refers to a long, green-skinned vegetable from a vine used in cooking. You may also see the phrase సొరకాయ కూర (sorakāya kūra) used to refer specifically to a bottle gourd curry.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form of the word, use సొరకాయలు (sorakāyalu).
How do you pronounce it?
sorakāya
Did you know?
- While సొరకాయ describes the vegetable, the word సొర can also refer to a type of shark in Telugu, creating a homonym that depends entirely on the context of the sentence.
- In traditional Telugu households, సొరకాయ is often considered a 'cooling' vegetable. It is frequently prescribed in folk medicine and home cooking during the peak of the Andhra summer to lower body heat.
- In many Telugu households, the word కాయ (kāya) is used generally to refer to any raw, unripe fruit or vegetable before it is cooked.
Examples in context
- సొరకాయతో కూర చాలా బాగుంది.sorakayatoo koora chaala baagundi.The curry with bottle gourd is very good.
- మార్కెట్లో తాజా సొరకాయలు ఉన్నాయి.marketlo taajaa sorakayalu unnaayi.There are fresh bottle gourds in the market.
- ఆమె సొరకాయ ముక్కలు కోస్తోంది.aame sorakaya mukkaalu koostondi.She is cutting bottle gourd pieces.
Example conversation
At a kitchen table while discussing dinner.
- కిరణ్ Kiranఈరోజు డిన్నర్ కోసం ఏం వండుతున్నావు?eeroju dinner kosam em vandutunnaavu?What are you cooking for dinner today?
- పల్లవి Pallaviనేను సొరకాయ కూర వండుతున్నాను.neenu sorakaya koora vandutunnaanu.I am cooking bottle gourd curry.
- కిరణ్ Kiranఅది నాకెంతో ఇష్టం.adi naakentho ishtam.I like that very much.
- పల్లవి Pallaviసరే, త్వరగా వండుతాను.sare, twaraga vandutaanu.Okay, I will cook it quickly.
