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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish calabaza.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧la‧ba‧sa
- IPA(key): /kalaˈbasa/,
Noun
kalabasa
- squash
- (informal) botched attempt
- Synonym: kamote
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish calabaza.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧la‧ba‧sa
- IPA(key): /kalaˈbasa/,
Noun
kalabasa
- a plant and its fruit of five species of the genus Cucurbita; a squash
- the flower of this plant used in cooking
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish calabaza (“squash”).
Noun
kalabasa
- squash
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish calabaza (“squash”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalaˈbasa/,
- Hyphenation: ka‧la‧ba‧sa
Noun
kalabasa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜊᜐ)
- squash
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kalabasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018