See also: Abobra

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Reduction of abóbora.

Noun edit

abobra f (plural abobras)

  1. Alternative form of abóbora

Derived terms edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Hispanic Medieval Latin apopores, apoperes, of unknown origin.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈbobɾa/ [aˈβ̞o.β̞ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -obɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧bo‧bra

Noun edit

abobra f (plural abobras)

  1. pumpkin, squash (any vegetable belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae)

References edit

  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 33

Further reading edit