Calabaza

Calabaza (kah-lah-BAH-sah)

Noun | Feminine

  1. Pumpkin: a large round orange fruit used in cooking and decoration.
  2. Squash: refers to various species of the Cucurbitaceae family used as vegetables.
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Compré una calabaza para hacer sopa.

I bought a pumpkin to make soup.

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Mi hermana talló una calabaza para Halloween.

My sister carved a pumpkin for Halloween.

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Las semillas de la calabaza son nutritivas.

Pumpkin seeds are nutritious.

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Comes from Late Latin calabacium, derived from Greek kalabé meaning 'gourd'.

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In Mexican cuisine, calabaza is used to make calabaza en tacha, a candied pumpkin dessert served during Day of the Dead.

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"Dar calabaza" is a Spanish idiom meaning to reject someone's romantic advances. The phrase literally translates to "to give pumpkins," which has roots in the ancient Greek belief that pumpkins are anti-aphrodisiac.

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