Calabaza

See also: calabaza

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Calabaza, from calabaza (“pumpkin”).

Proper noun

Calabaza (plural Calabazas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Calabaza is the 40144^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 546 individuals. Calabaza is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (94.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Calabaza”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 269.

Spanish

Etymology

From calabaza (“pumpkin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kalaˈbaθa/ [ka.laˈβ̞a.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kalaˈbasa/ [ka.laˈβ̞a.sa]
• Rhymes: -aθa
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: Ca‧la‧ba‧za

Proper noun

Calabaza m or f by sense

1. a surname