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
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kə.ɾəˈba.sə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ka.ɾaˈba.sa/
- (colloquial) (Balearic) IPA(key): /kəɾˈba.sə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kərˈba.sə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaɾˈba.sa/
Noun
carabassa f (plural carabasses)
- pumpkin
- (color) orange
Adjective
carabassa
- (color) orange
Synonyms
- (orange color): taronja