calabash
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- noun
- /ˈkæl.ə.bæʃ/
- The top half of the calabash symbolizes Lisa, the male Heaven, associated with day, heat, fire, fatherhood, and virility.
- calabash bowl
- decorated calabashes
- smashing a calabash
Examples
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We stopped to share a calabash of palm wine with a group of village elders.
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In the right, the angweta holds the neck of a calabash of palm wine that she will pour for the fwa.
Academic text (1990) -
Later she discovered that her children didn't know what a calabash was.
Academic text (2007) -
When that particular calabash wore out, another would be substituted for it.
Academic text (1990) -
Men carry the calabashes of beer to the king on their heads.
Academic text (1990) -
For the prologue, he recounts the story of the woman with the calabash.
Academic text (2008) -
Their favorite story was about a turtle who steals a calabash from the gods that contains all the wisdom in the world.
Academic text (2007) -
The dancer was accompanied by four young girls carrying mirrors and decorated calabashes.
Academic text (1998) -
Men carry the calabashes of beer to the king on their heads.
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The dancer was accompanied by four young girls carrying mirrors and decorated calabashes.
Synonyms
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1.0
A wide glass or clay container for storing food
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6.6
A hard-shelled fruit that is dried and used as a bowl or decoration
Compounds
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8.9
A tropical evergreen tree that grows large round fruits used as containers or bowls
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Etymology
Calabash comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word calabaza, which means 'gourd' or 'pumpkin'. People long ago dried the hard shell and used it as a bottle, bowl, or drum, so calabash today means a dried gourd used as a container or musical instrument.