dar calabazas

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to give pumpkins”.

Verb

dar calabazas (first-person singular present doy calabazas, first-person singular preterite di calabazas, past participle dado calabazas)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) to jilt, to snub
2. (transitive, idiomatic) to fail (a student)

Further reading

• “calabaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014