la calabaza
-the pumpkin
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calabaza

Food Vocabulary 
Phrasebook
PREMIUM
la calabaza(
kah
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lah
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bah
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sah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. pumpkin
¡Esta tarde vamos a tallar una calabaza!We're going to carve a pumpkin this afternoon!
b. squash
A mi mamá le encanta la calabaza asada.My mom loves roasted squash.
a. gourd
El vaquero llevaba su agua en una calabaza.The cowboy carried his water in a gourd.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(idiot)
a. dummy
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
No te malgastes el tiempo explicándole las cosas a esa calabaza.Don't waste your time explaining things to that dummy.
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