carabassa
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [kə.ɾəˈβa.sə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kə.ɾəˈba.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ka.ɾaˈba.sa]
Audio (Valencian): (file) - (colloquial) IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [kərˈba.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [kaɾˈba.sa]
Noun edit
carabassa f (plural carabasses)
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
carabassa