carabassa

• carbassa

From Paleo-Hispanic, possibly non-Indo-European. From the reconstructed term *carapaccia (or *calapaccia: compare Spanish calabaza and Portuguese cabaça), denoting the envelope or shell of certain plants and animals. See also clàpet. First attested in 1272.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kə.ɾəˈβa.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kə.ɾəˈba.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.ɾaˈba.sa]

• Audio (Valencia):

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• (colloquial) IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kərˈba.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaɾˈba.sa]

carabassa f (plural carabasses)

1. pumpkin
2. orange (color/colour)

   Synonym: taronja

carabassa

1. orange (color/colour)

   Synonym: taronja