alcayota

la alcayota
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1. (fruit)
Regionalism used in Argentina
(Argentina)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. fig-leaf gourd
La mermelada de alcayota es deliciosa.Fig-leaf gourd jam is delicious.
b. Malabar gourd
De postre hay tartaletas de alcayota.There's Malabar gourd tartlets for dessert.
c. marrow squash
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
¿Qué es esa especie de melón gigante? - Es una alcayota.What's that kind of huge melon? - That's a marrow squash.
d. vegetable marrow
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
El abuelo nos trajo una alcayota de su huerto.Grandad brought a vegetable marrow from his garden.
2. (botany)
Regionalism used in Argentina
(Argentina)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. fig-leaf gourd
Acá cultivamos alcayotas.We grow fig-leaf gourds here.
b. Malabar gourd
La alcayota es una cucurbitácea.The Malabar gourd is a cucurbitaceous plant.
c. marrow squash
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
En el huerto tenemos plantadas alcayotas.We have planted marrow squash in our garden.
d. vegetable marrow
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
El cultivo de alcayota es común en América.Vegetable marrow growing is common in the Americas.
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