calabaza

Betekenis

(feminine) pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo (a typical pumpkin used for Halloween and autumn seasonal decoration)
(Argentina,Caribbean,Mexico,Spain,feminine) gourd, pumpkin
(feminine) cep, porcino (Boletus edulis)
(abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,feminine) Ellipsis of calabaza de nuez.; butternut squash

Frekwensie

Koppelteken as

ca‧la‧ba‧za

Geslag

♀️ Vroulik

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kalaˈbaθa/

Etimologie

From Old Spanish calabaça, derived from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *calapacceu (compare Catalan carabassa). Less likely from Arabic قَرْعَة يَابِسَة (qarʕa yābisa, “dry gourd”), which is from Classical Persian خَرْبُزَه (xarbuza, “melon”).