Where does “casaba” come from?

casaba (English) comes from Turkish kasaba, from Ottoman Turkish قصبه, from Arabic قَصَبَة — cane, reed.

casaba (English): A variety of melon

Definitions

  1. A variety of melon

Ancestry of “casaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkasabatown
2Ottoman Turkishقصبهtown, borough
3Arabicقَصَبَةcane, reed
Every word from Arabic قَصَبَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قصبه →Every word from Turkish kasaba →