[cal.a.bash] n [F & Sp; F calebasse gourd, fr. Sp calabaza] (1596) 1: a tropical American tree (Crescentia cujete) of the trumpet-creeper family; also: its hard globose fruit
2: gourd; esp: one whose hard shell is used for a utensil
3: a utensil (as a bottle or dipper) made from the shell of a calabash