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Where does “calebasse” come from?

calebasse (French) comes from Spanish calabaza, from Iberian calapacceu.

calebasse (French): calabash; gourd; pumpkin

Definitions

  1. calabash; gourd; pumpkin

Ancestry of “calebasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcalabazapumpkin, Cucurbita pepo; gourd, pumpkin; cep,...
2Iberiancalapacceu—

Words derived from “calebasse”

  • calabash
  • Kalbass
Every word from Iberian calapacceu →