qué te pasa, calabaza

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “what's up, pumpkin?”, probably through rhyming, similar to English see you later alligator.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌke te ˌpasa | kalaˈbaθa/ [ˌke t̪e ˌpa.sa | ka.laˈβ̞a.θa] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ˌke te ˌpasa | kalaˈbasa/ [ˌke t̪e ˌpa.sa | ka.laˈβ̞a.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: qué te pa‧sa, ca‧la‧ba‧za

Interjection

qué te pasa, calabaza?

  1. (colloquial, humorous) what's up?
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