calabaza
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of calabaza
First recorded in 1780–90; from Spanish: “gourd, pumpkin”
Example Sentences
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Some, like beans, calabaza, cassava, cornmeal and scotch bonnet peppers, are indigenous to the islands and were being processed and consumed by the people living there when the colonizers arrived.
From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024
Garcia’s husband, Juan Espinoza Trujano recounted the recipe from his hometown pueblo that he planned to make: quesadillas with epazote, flor de calabaza, onion and chile.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023
Someone always bakes a pumpkin flan made with calabaza, a kind of pumpkin-shaped squash popular in Cuban recipes.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2016
The cakes are remarkably faithful to tradition, almost cousins to the classic pupusa de ayote con queso, a squash-stuffed round often prepared with sweet calabaza and Salvadoran cheese.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2015
I wanted to bake pan de muerto and prepare calabaza en tacha for him.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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