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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Huitlacoche, a fungal delicacy that grows on corn (also known as corn smut), shows up on tacos and other dishes, as does flor de calabaza, or squash blossoms.
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Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
There were stalls in the market selling bundles of cabbage, calabaza, chayote, onion, carrots and cilantro to make the stew.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2020
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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Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
There were stalls in the market selling bundles of cabbage, calabaza, chayote, onion, carrots and cilantro to make the stew.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2020
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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“Calabaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calabaza. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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