calabaza

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noun

A burr gherkin.

OriginSpanish calabaza ← Old Spanish calabaça ← Vulgar Latin *calapaccia? →
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Meanings

calabaza1

nouncalabaza (plural calabazas)

plural calabazas

  1. A burr gherkin.

Calabaza2

proper nounCalabaza (plural Calabazas)

plural Calabazas

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

calabaza · noun

  1. Vulgar Latin*calapaccia?
  2. Old Spanishcalabaça
  3. Spanishcalabaza
  4. Englishcalabaza

Borrowed from Spanish calabaza.

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Calabaza · proper noun

  1. SpanishCalabaza
  2. EnglishCalabaza

Borrowed from Spanish Calabaza, from calabaza (“pumpkin”).

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Cite this entry
APA

calabaza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calabaza

MLA

“calabaza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calabaza. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calabaza,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calabaza.

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