kalavasa

== Ladino == === Etymology === From Old Spanish calabaça, derived from Paleo-Hispanic *calapacceu (compare Catalan carabassa). Less likely from Arabic قَرْعَة يَابِسَة (qarʕa yābisa, “dry gourd”), which is from Classical Persian خَرْبُزَه (xarbuza, “melon”). === Noun === kalavasa f (plural kalavasas) zucchini; pumpkin; gourd ==== Related terms ==== kalavasada (“a mixture of pumpkin and roasted almonds”) kalavasa vazía (“nickname for an ignorant person”) === References ===