calabash in Kurdish
calabash in Kurdish is kulindê avî, kundirê avê — calabash means a tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
calabash in Kurdish
kulindê avî
The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.
kundirê avê
A container made from the mature, dried shell of the fruit of one of the above plants; also, a similarly shaped container made from some other material.
What does "calabash" mean?
- noun A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
- noun A climbing plant thought to come from Africa, grown for its fruit, which is eaten as a vegetable or made into containers; also the fruit itself.
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noun A container made from the dried outer shell of this fruit, or something shaped like it made from another material.
"Saje put the calabash in the king's hands. There was a hush from the crowd. The calabash was large and painted with beautiful designs. Few people had seen it up close."
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noun Such a container together with whatever is inside it; the amount it holds.
"It was dusk by the time Yandi reappeared, carrying a calabash of parboiled rice and a peanut and chili sauce on his head."
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calabash in a sentence
- Saje put the calabash in the king's hands. There was a hush from the crowd. The calabash was large and painted with beautiful designs. Few people had seen it up close.
- It was dusk by the time Yandi reappeared, carrying a calabash of parboiled rice and a peanut and chili sauce on his head.
- Amuta and the twelve-year-old have produced calabashes of palm wine and are busy pouring out healthy drams into the cupped hands of black and white alike.
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What is "calabash" in Kurdish?
"calabash" in Kurdish is kulindê avî, kundirê avê. calabash means: A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
Are there other ways to say "calabash" in Kurdish?
Yes — Kurdish has 2 translations listed for "calabash": kulindê avî, kundirê avê.
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