calabaza
noun
ca·la·ba·za
ˌka-lə-ˈbä-zə 
-sə
: a large winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) that resembles a pumpkin and is typically grown in the West Indies and tropical America
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There were stalls in the market selling bundles of cabbage, calabaza, chayote, onion, carrots and cilantro to make the stew.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2020
The stand will serve meat- and dairy-free Mexican dishes including jackfruit birria and carnitas, enchiladas suizas with calabaza guisado, chilaquiles with vegan cheese and mole poblano with king oyster mushrooms.
—Hadley Tomicki, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2019
Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans.
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—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, cherry tomato, okra, Southern pea, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, roselle, sweet potato and yard-long bean; start transplants of eggplant, peppers and tomatoes from seed in mid July.
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—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 June 2018
Candied pumpkin, calabaza en tacha, is a popular sweet, made from huge green pumpkins grown for this purpose.
—Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 31 Oct. 2017
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Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2020
The stand will serve meat- and dairy-free Mexican dishes including jackfruit birria and carnitas, enchiladas suizas with calabaza guisado, chilaquiles with vegan cheese and mole poblano with king oyster mushrooms.
—Hadley Tomicki, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2019
Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans.
4.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, cherry tomato, okra, Southern pea, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, roselle, sweet potato and yard-long bean; start transplants of eggplant, peppers and tomatoes from seed in mid July.
4.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 June 2018
Candied pumpkin, calabaza en tacha, is a popular sweet, made from huge green pumpkins grown for this purpose.
—Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 31 Oct. 2017
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