carabassa

Catalan

Alternative forms

carbassa

Etymology

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

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾəˈba.sə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾaˈba.sa/
(colloquial) (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kəɾˈba.sə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /kərˈba.sə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /kaɾˈba.sa/

Noun

carabassa f (plural carabasses)

pumpkin
(color) orange

Adjective

carabassa

(color) orange

Synonyms

(orange color): taronja

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