Definition
A tropical tree genus that produces fruits used in traditional medicine and cooking, including the source of garcinia cambogia used in weight-loss supplements.
Etymology
Named after Laurent Garcin, an 18th-century French botanist who explored Madagascar and the Indian Ocean region. The Latin genus name honors his discoveries.
Kelly Says
Garcinia cambogia became famous for weight-loss claims, but the fruit has been used for centuries in Southeast Asian cooking as a souring agent—the modern supplement craze is actually a rediscovery of traditional knowledge!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
加尔西尼亚
jia-er-si-ni-ya
ARالعربية
جارسينيا
jar-si-ni-ya
BNবাংলা
গার্সিনিয়া
gar-si-ni-ya
CACatalà
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
CSČeština
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
DADansk
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
DEDeutsch
Garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
ELΕλληνικά
γαρκίνια
gar-ki-ni-a
ESEspañol
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
FAفارسی
گارسینیا
gar-si-ni-ya
FISuomi
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
FRFrançais
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
GUGU
ગાર્સિનિયા
gar-si-ni-ya
HAHA
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
HEעברית
גארסניה
gar-si-ni-ya
HIहिन्दी
गरसिनीया
gar-si-ni-ya
HUMagyar
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
IGIG
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
ITItaliano
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
KKKK
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
KMKM
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
KO한국어
가르시니아
ga-reu-si-ni-a
MRMR
गरसिनीया
gar-si-ni-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
MYမြန်မာ
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
NLNederlands
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
NONorsk
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
PAPA
ਗਾਰਸੀਨੀਆ
gar-si-nee-a
PLPolski
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
PTPortuguês
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
RORomână
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
RUРусский
га́рциния
gar-tsi-ni-ya
SVSvenska
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
SWKiswahili
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
TAதமிழ்
கார்சினியா
kaar-si-ni-ya
TEతెలుగు
గర్సినీయ
gar-si-ni-ya
THไทย
กาซินเนีย
ka-si-nee-ya
TLTL
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
TRTürkçe
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
UKУкраїнська
га́рцинія
gar-tsi-ni-ya
URاردو
گارسینیا
gar-si-ni-ya
VITiếng Việt
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
YOYO
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a
ZUZU
garcinia
gar-si-nee-a