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"Gourd" is a noun which is often translated as "la calabaza", and "squash" is a noun which is also often translated as "la calabaza". Learn more about the difference between "gourd" and "squash" below.
gourd(
gord
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (vegetable)
a. la calabaza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We tasted the kaywa gourd when we visited Peru.Probamos la calabaza de caigua cuando visitamos Perú.
2. (botany)
a. la calabaza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It is believed that some type of gourd was the first plant to ever be cultivated by humans.Se cree que algún tipo de calabaza fue la primera planta que cultivaron los seres humanos.
3. (container)
a. el mate (M) (South America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
We drank tea from a gourd in South America.Tomamos té de un mate en América del Sur.
b. el guaje (M) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
We drank pumpo served in a gourd in Chiapas, Mexico.Tomamos pumpo servido en un guaje en Chiapas, México.
squash(
skwash
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (vegetable)
a. la calabaza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We had a delicious roasted squash with cream for dessert.Comimos una deliciosa calabaza asada con nata como postre.
What are you making? - Squash casserole with Parmesan cheese.¿Qué estás preparando? - Calabaza a la cacerola con queso parmesano.
2. (sports)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Can you put some ice in my squash?¿Puedes echarme hielo en mi refresco?
You could choose between lemon squash and orange squash to drink.Podías elegir entre limonada o naranjada para beber.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to get in)
a. meterse
It won't be comfortable, but I think we can all squash into the car.No será cómodo, pero creo que todos nos podemos meter en el carro.
