chikoo
/ˈtʃɪkuː/noun
उच्चारण चिकू
चीकू
Core word
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[C/U]
a round brown fruit with soft, sweet, grainy flesh; also the tree that bears it
चीकू
- A glass of chikoo milkshake is a summer treat.
- Radhika peeled the ripe chikoo and ate it slowly.
- Chikoo trees grow well in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
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- A ripe chikoo is soft and very sweet.
- We bought a kilo of chikoo from the roadside vendor.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
chikoo (countable and uncountable)
Chikoo is countable when it means the fruit (one chikoo, five chikoos) and uncountable when it means the flavour or the fruit as food (chikoo milkshake, some chikoo).
फल के अर्थ में 'chikoo' गणनीय है (one chikoo, five chikoos) और स्वाद या भोजन के रूप में अगणनीय (chikoo milkshake, some chikoo)।
- Radhika bought a kilo of chikoos from the market.
- There is some chikoo left in the fridge.
chikoo + noun
Chikoo is used before a noun to name things made from it: milkshake, ice cream, juice, tree.
'Chikoo' संज्ञा से पहले आकर उससे बनी चीज़ों के नाम बताता है: milkshake, ice cream, juice, tree।
- We ordered chikoo ice cream after dinner.
- A chikoo tree stands in the courtyard.
ripe / unripe chikoo
A chikoo is eaten only when it is ripe and soft; an unripe one is hard and sticky with latex.
Chikoo केवल पका और मुलायम होने पर खाया जाता है; कच्चा chikoo कड़ा होता है और उसमें चिपचिपा दूध निकलता है।
- Wait until the chikoo is ripe before you eat it.
- An unripe chikoo leaves a bitter taste.
chikoo vs. sapota
In India the fruit is called chikoo, sapodilla or sapota in different regions. All three names refer to the same fruit.
भारत में इस फल को अलग क्षेत्रों में chikoo, sapodilla या sapota कहा जाता है। तीनों नाम एक ही फल के हैं।
- In Karnataka people call chikoo sapota.
+Collocations 4
adjective + chikoo
ripesweetsoftunripebrown
- A ripe chikoo is soft and very sweet.
chikoo + noun
milkshakeice creamtreejuicepulp
- A chikoo milkshake was served at the stall.
verb + chikoo
peelsliceeatripenpluck
- She peeled the chikoo and removed the black seeds.
chikoo + place
orchardfarmstallmarket
- Gujarat and Maharashtra have large chikoo orchards.
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- The chikoo is a brown fruit with soft, grainy flesh and shiny black seeds.
चीकू भूरे रंग का फल है जिसका गूदा मुलायम और दानेदार होता है और बीज चमकीले काले होते हैं।
- Radhika's grandfather has a chikoo tree behind the house.
राधिका के दादाजी के घर के पीछे चीकू का एक पेड़ है।
- Chikoos ripen quickly if you keep them in a paper bag.
यदि चीकू को कागज़ के थैले में रखा जाए तो वे जल्दी पक जाते हैं।
- He sells chikoo juice outside the railway station.
वह रेलवे स्टेशन के बाहर चीकू का जूस बेचता है।
- Chikoo is a good source of energy because of its natural sugar.
चीकू अपनी प्राकृतिक शर्करा के कारण ऊर्जा का अच्छा स्रोत है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I bought two kilos chikoo.
✓ I bought two kilos of chikoo.
Use of between a measure word and the thing measured.
माप-वाचक शब्द और मापी गई वस्तु के बीच of आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These are all sweet tropical fruits, but they differ in appearance and taste.
ये सभी मीठे उष्णकटिबंधीय फल हैं, पर रूप और स्वाद में अलग हैं।
A small brown fruit with sweet, grainy flesh.
छोटा भूरा फल जिसका गूदा मीठा और दानेदार होता है।
- The chikoo is sweet.
A green or yellow fruit with white or pink flesh and many seeds.
हरा या पीला फल जिसका गूदा सफ़ेद या गुलाबी और बीज बहुत होते हैं।
- She ate a guava with salt.
A large juicy fruit with a big stone, the national fruit of India.
बड़ी गुठली वाला रसदार फल, भारत का राष्ट्रीय फल।
- Mangoes ripen in summer.
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Notes
Chikoo is also called sapodilla in English.
Chikoo को English में sapodilla भी कहते हैं।