carabassa

Meaning

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[kə.ɾəˈβa.sə]
Etymology

In summary

From Paleo-Hispanic, possibly non-Indo-European. From the reconstructed term *carapaccia (or *calapaccia: compare Spanish calabaza and Portuguese cabaça), denoting the envelope or shell of certain plants and animals. See also clàpet. First attested in 1272.

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