zapallo
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Quechua sapallu.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Chile): (file)
- Syllabification: za‧pa‧llo
Noun edit
zapallo m (plural zapallos)
- zucchini, courgette
- Synonyms: calabacín, zapallito, calabacita, zapallo italiano
- pumpkin, gourd
Usage notes edit
- Zapallo is used predominantly in South America, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and Panama. Elsewhere, calabaza is more commonly used.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “zapallo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014