calabaza

noun ca·la·ba·za \ ˌka-lə-ˈbä-zə , -sə \

Definition of calabaza

: a large winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) that resembles a pumpkin and is typically grown in the West Indies and tropical America

Recent Examples of calabaza from the Web

Candied pumpkin, calabaza en tacha, is a popular sweet, made from huge green pumpkins grown for this purpose.

— judy walker, NOLA.com, "Day of the Dead, a food-filled holiday that has nothing to do with Halloween," 31 Oct. 2017
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, "July gardening calendar," 1 July 2017
Other crops that won’t mind the summer heat and humidity include cherry tomatoes, southern peas, chayote squash, calabaza squash and sweet potatoes.

— tom maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Tabebuia blooms are worth the wait," 10 June 2017
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, "June gardening calendar," 27 May 2017

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