Complete Definition of "calabash"

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Noun
calabash

  1. A vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe, like a gourd.
  2. A utensil made of the dried shell of a calabash and used as a bottle, dipper, etc.

Etymology
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French calebasse "gourd"
Spanish calabaza "pumpkin"

Synonyms
gourd

Translations

French: calebasse f
Isthmus Zapotec: xiga ba
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Korean: ë°� (bag, bak)
Spanish: jícara

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