calabaza

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pumpkin

∗ noun

calabaza
feminine noun
1pumpkin, gourd
  • dar calabazas a alguien (informal figurative) -> to turn somebody down(a pretendiente), to knock somebody back; (British) to fail o (en exámenes) flunk somebody (United States)

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calabaza [cah-lah-bah’-thah]
noun
1The fruit of the pumpkin or gourd. (Botany) (f)
  • Calabaza anaranjada, orange-fruited gourd. Calabaza verruguer -> or verrugosa, warted gourd
2Calabash. (f)
3Small button joining the ring of a key. (f)
  • Dar calabazas -> 1. to reprove, to censure. 2. To give a denial; to give the mitten: applied to a woman who rejects a proposal of marriage.
  • Llevar calabazas -> to be dismissed, to be sent away
  • Salir calabazas -> to be plucked, to fail in an examination
4(fig.) Dolt (idiota). (f)
5Bonce, head (cabeza). (f)

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calabaza
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Botánica) pumpkin; (recipiente) gourd; calabash
2 (idiota) dolt
3 (familiar) (cabeza) bonce; (muy_familiar) nut; (familiar) noggin; (EEUU) (muy_familiar)
4
dar calabazas a [+candidato, estudiante] to fail; [+amante] to jilt; (ofender) to snub; offend; llevarse recibir calabazaso [+estudiante] to fail; [+amante] to be jilted; salir calabaza to be a flop; (familiar) prove a miserable failure

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