kalabasa

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Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calabaza.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧la‧ba‧sa
  • IPA(key): /kalaˈbasa/,

Noun

kalabasa

  1. squash
  2. (informal) botched attempt
    Synonym: kamote

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calabaza.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧la‧ba‧sa
  • IPA(key): /kalaˈbasa/,

Noun

kalabasa

  1. a plant and its fruit of five species of the genus Cucurbita; a squash
  2. the flower of this plant used in cooking

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calabaza (squash).

Noun

kalabasa

  1. squash

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calabaza (squash).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalaˈbasa/,
  • Hyphenation: ka‧la‧ba‧sa

Noun

kalabasa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜊᜐ)

  1. squash

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kalabasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018