carabassa

Catalan

Alternative forms

carbassa

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, 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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [kə.ɾəˈβa.sə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kə.ɾəˈba.sə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ka.ɾaˈba.sa]
Audio (Valencian) (file)
(colloquial) IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kərˈba.sə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kaɾˈba.sa]

Noun

carabassa f (plural carabasses)

pumpkin
orange (color/colour)
Synonym: taronja

Derived terms

carabassada
carabassaire
carabassejar
carabassera
carabasseta
carabassina
carabassó
carabassot
donar carabassa
sortir carabassa

Adjective

carabassa

orange (color/colour)
Synonym: taronja

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