Asturian

Noun

calabaza f ‎(plural calabaces)

1. pumpkin (plant)
2. pumpkin (fruit of this plant)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.laˈβa.θa], [ka.laˈβa.sa]

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *calapacceu (compare Catalan carabassa). Or, possibly from Arabic قَرْعَة يَابِسَة ‎(qarʿa yābisa, “dry gourd”), which is from Persian خربزه ‎(xarboza, xarboze, “melon”).

Noun

calabaza f ‎(plural calabazas)

1. (Spain, Mexico, Caribbean, Argentina) pumpkin, gourd
2. cep, porcino (Boletus edulis)

Synonyms

• zapallo (South America)
• auyama or ahuyama (Venezuela and Colombia)

Derived terms

• calabacear
• calabacín
• calabazada
• calabazazo
• dar calabazas
• qué te pasa, calabaza