Where does “mangalabasa” come from?

mangalabasa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kalabasa, from Spanish calabaza, from Iberian calapacceu.

mangalabasa (Tagalog): to pick squash fruit from the vine

Definitions

  1. to pick squash fruit from the vine

Ancestry of “mangalabasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkalabasasquash
2Spanishcalabazapumpkin, Cucurbita pepo; gourd, pumpkin; cep,...
3Iberiancalapacceu—
Every word from Iberian calapacceu →Every word from Spanish calabaza →Every word from Tagalog kalabasa →