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calabaza — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • calabash 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.
  • gourd noun A hard-shelled fruit from a climbing or trailing vine in the pumpkin and squash family.
  • marrow noun The soft, fatty tissue inside bones that produces blood cells.
  • pumpkin noun A large round orange fruit that grows on a vine, often used for cooking or carved for Halloween.

Senses

calabaza is used for these senses in English:

  • calabash 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.
  • gourd The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
  • jack-o'-lantern A carved pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decorated to represent a face, illuminated from within by a candle. It is a symbol of Halloween.
  • marrow A kind of vegetable similar to a large courgette, zucchini or squash.
  • pumpkin The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.

calabash — full definition

  1. 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.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun 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.
  4. noun A calabash and its contents; as much as fills such a container.

gourd — full definition

  1. noun A hard-shelled fruit from a climbing or trailing vine in the pumpkin and squash family.
  2. noun The dried, hollowed shell of such a fruit, used as a bowl, container, or drinking vessel.

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