guacal — meaning in English

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.
• crate noun A large, sturdy box or open frame used to pack and transport goods.

Senses

guacal is used for these senses in English:

• calabash 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.
• crate A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods. [from 1680s]

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.

crate — full definition

1. noun A large, sturdy box or open frame used to pack and transport goods.
2. noun Informal: an old or unreliable vehicle.
3. verb To pack something into a crate for storage or shipping.

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