Where does “kalabasang-bilog” come from?

kalabasang-bilog (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kalabasa, from Spanish calabaza, from Iberian calapacceu.

kalabasang-bilog (Tagalog): buttercup squash

Definitions

  1. buttercup squash

Ancestry of “kalabasang-bilog”, step by step

kalabasang-bilog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kalabasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkalabasasquash
2Spanishcalabazapumpkin, Cucurbita pepo; gourd, pumpkin; cep,...
3Iberiancalapacceu—

via Tagalog bilog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbilogcircle; circular; round
Every word from Iberian calapacceu →Every word from Spanish calabaza →Every word from Tagalog kalabasa →