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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescabaça
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaˈba.sɐ
"O artesão esculpiu belos desenhos na cabaça."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tropical gourd-like vine that produces large fruits with hard shells used for making utensils and containers.
"The indigenous villagers used a hollowed calabash to carry fresh water from the river." - 2
A container or drinking vessel made from the dried shell of this fruit.
"He sipped the traditional herbal beverage directly from a polished wooden calabash."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Spanish and Portuguese word 'calabaza' (pumpkin or gourd), which likely came from the Classical Persian 'kharbūza' meaning melon. The term entered English in the late 16th century to describe both the tropical gourd plant and the dried hollowed shell used as a utensil.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Calabash" is said worldwide
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calebasse
Transliteration: ka.labas
"La soupe était servie dans une calebasse traditionnelle."
Kalebassenpflanze
Transliteration: ka.leˈbasənˌpflant͡sə
"Die Kalebasse wird oft zur Herstellung von Gefäßen verwendet."
calebassa
Transliteration: ka.leˈbas.sa
"Usavano la calebassa come contenitore per l'acqua."
calabaza
Transliteration: ka.laˈba.sa
"La calabaza seca sirve como recipiente para beber mate."
cabaça
Transliteration: kaˈba.sɐ
"O artesão esculpiu belos desenhos na cabaça."
लauki
Transliteration: lauki
Script: लौकी
"उन्होंने पानी पीने के लिए लौकी के बर्तन का इस्तेमाल किया।"
葫芦
Transliteration: hú lu
"这个葫芦被用来装水。"
표호
Transliteration: pyoho
"그들은 말린 표호로 물을 마셨다."
ひょうたん
Transliteration: hyōtan
Script: 瓢箪
"昔の人々はひょうたんを水筒として使っていました。"
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