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Meaning of calabash in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkæləˌbæʃ/

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  1. Noun

    calabash

    Etymology

    mid 17th century: from French calebasse, from Spanish calabaza, perhaps from Persian ḵarbuz‘melon’

    Definitions

    1. round gourd of the calabash tree
  2. 2. tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds
  3. 3. Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
  4. 4. bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
  5. 5. a pipe for smoking

    Examples

    • « has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd »

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