carabassa

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) pumpkin
2. (feminine) orange (color/colour)

Adj

orange (color/colour)

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kə.ɾəˈβa.sə]

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, 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.