calabazilla

American  

[kal-uh-buh-zee-uh] / ˌkæl ə bəˈzi ə /

noun

1. a prostrate vine, Cucurbita foetidissima, of the gourd family, native to southwestern North America, having yellow flowers, round, inedible green and yellow fruit, and an unpleasant odor.

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Etymology

Origin of calabazilla

1880–85, < Mexican Spanish calabacilla < Spanish: squirting cucumber, diminutive of calabaza; calabash