CALABASH


Meaning of CALABASH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkæləbæʃ ]

n. 1 a an evergreen tree, Crescentia cujete, native to tropical America, bearing fruit in the form of large gourds. b a gourd from this tree. 2 the shell of this or a similar gourd used as a vessel for water, to make a tobacco pipe, etc. [F calebasse f. Sp. calabaza perh. f. Pers. karbuz melon]

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