çiğirtatan? cığırtatan?

English translation: squirting cucumber

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Turkish term or phrase:Cırtatan
English translation:squirting cucumber
Entered by: Ali Bayraktar

18:18 Oct 27, 2008
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Botany / Plants
Turkish term or phrase: çiğirtatan? cığırtatan?
Greetings,

Today, in Yenifoça, I was shown a green ground plant with more or less oval green fruits, about the size of large walnuts. The man who showed me this plant had rather a heavy accent, but I think he said something like the above i.e. çiğirtatan or cığırtatan or something like that.

The plant, he continued, is poisonous, and if you step on it the liquid contents (çiğirt? cığırt?) squirt out. If it gets you in the eye it can blind you or even kill you.

All the best,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:51
squirting cucumber
Explanation:
Cırtatan

Also known as "acı dülek"

http://www.tureng.com/search/squirting cucumber


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Note added at 12 mins (2008-10-27 18:31:15 GMT)
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Ecballium elaterium
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Ali Bayraktar
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squirting cucumber


Explanation:
Cırtatan

Also known as "acı dülek"

http://www.tureng.com/search/squirting cucumber


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Note added at 12 mins (2008-10-27 18:31:15 GMT)
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Ecballium elaterium

Ali Bayraktar
Türkiye
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
Grading comment
many thanks perfect

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bulent Taylan
7 mins
  -> Teşekkür Ederim

agree  Mehmet Hascan: http://www.sozlukcell.com/search/acıdüvelek.aspx
18 mins
  -> Teşekkür Ederim

agree  chevirmen
1 hr
  -> Teşekkür Ederim

agree  Cagdas Karatas: Bunlarla ne oynardık küçükken yaa. Anılarım depreşti.
2 hrs
  -> Teşekkürler, Ben bunu şahsen hiç görmedim, yerde büyüyormuş bu. Dalda yetişen şeyler vardı, onları sıkınca sıvısının değidiği yer kaşındırıyodu. Onlarla oynardık :)

agree  Ali Yildirim MCIL CL MITI
15 hrs
  -> Teşekkür Ederim
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