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calabash definition

cala·bash (kalə bas̸h′)

noun

  1. a tropical American tree (Crescentia cujete) of the bignonia family, or its large, gourdlike fruit
    1. an Old World tropical vine (Lagenaria siceraria) of the gourd family, or its bottle-shaped, gourdlike fruit
    2. a large smoking pipe made from the neck of this gourd
  2. the dried, hollow shell of a gourd or calabash, used as a bowl, cup, etc.
  3. any of various gourds

Etymology: Fr calebasse < Sp calabaza; prob. < Ar qárʼa ybisa, dry gourd

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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