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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

calabash Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • juju: Iron jujus handled by one man and a calabash Juju by another.
  • tree: Another woman from Clarendon had similar recollections of the calabash tree that is still growing on her parents land there.

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