[ 'kaləbaʃ ]
■ noun
1》 (also ~ tree ) an evergreen tropical American tree which bears fruit in the form of large woody gourds. [ Crescentia cujete .]
2》 a water container, tobacco pipe, or other object made from the dried shell of a gourd.
Origin
C17: from Fr. calebasse , from Sp. calabaza , perh. from Pers. ḵarbuz 'melon'.