Where does “calabash” come from?
Calabash comes from French calebasse, from Spanish calabaza, from undetermined calapacceu.
calabash (English): A tree native to Central and South America, the...
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- A tree native to Central and South America, the...
Ancestry of “calabash”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | calebasse | calabash; gourd; pumpkin |
| 2 | Spanish | calabaza | pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo; gourd, pumpkin; cep,... |
| 3 | Iberian | calapacceu | — |