calabaza

American  

[kal-uh-bah-zuh, kah-luh-, kah-lah-bah-sah] / ˌkæl əˈbɑ zə, ˌkɑ lə-, ˌkɑ lɑˈβɑ sɑ /

noun

plural

calabazas

1. a calabash.

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Etymology

Origin of calabaza

First recorded in 1780–90; from Spanish: “gourd, pumpkin”

Example Sentences

The 11 ingredients in the book — beans, calabaza, cassava, chayote, coconut, cornmeal, okra, plantains, rice, salted cod and scotch bonnet peppers — are all inherently Caribbean ingredients.

From Salon

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

He didn’t have any, but he sent her home with bundles of papalo, a pungent plant that settles the stomach; hierba buena, a minty healing herb; and flor de calabaza, the flower that blooms from zucchini.

From Los Angeles Times

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

But this year, because of a busy schedule, Ortiz will be gathering with their chosen family in Brooklyn and making candied persimmons and calabaza en tacha, a Mexican candied pumpkin dish.

From New York Times