Calabash — Cal a*bash (k[a^]l [.a]*b[a^]sh), n. [Sp. calabaza, or Pg. calaba[,c]a, caba[,c]a (cf. F. Calebasse), lit., a dry gourd, fr. Ar. qar , fem., a kind of gourd + aibas dry.] 1. The common gourd (plant or fruit). [1913 Webster] 2. The fruit of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calabash — Calabash, NC U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 711 Housing Units (2000): 508 Land area (2000): 1.417715 sq. miles (3.671864 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.096456 sq. miles (0.249820 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.514171 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Calabash, NC — U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 711 Housing Units (2000): 508 Land area (2000): 1.417715 sq. miles (3.671864 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.096456 sq. miles (0.249820 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.514171 sq. miles (3.921684 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
calabash — [kal′ə bash΄] n. [Fr calebasse < Sp calabaza; prob. < Ar qárʼ a yābisa, dry gourd] 1. a tropical American tree (Crescentia cujete) of the bignonia family, or its large, gourdlike fruit 2. a) an Old World tropical vine (Lagenaria siceraria)… … English World dictionary
calabash — 1590s, dried, hollowed gourd used as a drinking cup, from Sp. calabaza, possibly from Arabic qar a yabisa dry gourd, from Pers. kharabuz, used of various large melons; or from a pre Roman Iberian *calapaccia … Etymology dictionary
calabash — ► NOUN ▪ a water container, tobacco pipe, or other object made from the dried shell of a gourd. ORIGIN Spanish calabaza, perhaps from a Persian word meaning melon … English terms dictionary
Calabash — This article is about the vine. For the tree, see Crescentia and Crescentia cujete. For other uses, see Calabash (disambiguation). Not to be confused with calabaza. Calabash Lagenaria siceraria Green calabash on the vin … Wikipedia
calabash — Umeke, ipu, pā ipu, hōkeo, hue, hulilau, ōpū hue, ipu pāwehe. Also: mā au au, palapa a, kākū, māhanakanaloa. See sayings, umeke. ♦ Netted calabash carrier, kōkō a aha. ♦ Strings by which a netted calabash is hung, kākai. ♦ To tie up … English-Hawaiian dictionary
calabash — UK [ˈkæləbæʃ] / US [ˈkæləˌbæʃ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms calabash : singular calabash plural calabashes a large tropical fruit whose thick hard skin is dried and used as a container or drum … English dictionary
calabash — /ˈkæləbæʃ / (say kaluhbash) noun 1. any of various gourds, especially the fruit of the plant known as the bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria. 2. any of the plants bearing them. 3. a. the fruit of a bignoniaceous tree, Crescentia cujete, of… …
