/ ˈkæləbæʃ; NAmE / noun
1.
a container made from the hard covering of a fruit or vegetable; the fruit or vegetable from which a calabash is made
SYN gourd
2.
(also ˈcalabash tree ) the tropical tree that produces these fruits
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French calebasse , from Spanish calabaza , perhaps from Persian ḵarbuz melon.