Calabaza

Not to be confused with Calabasas, California; Calabazar; or Calabash.
Calabaza fruits for sale in a supermarket in the Philippines
Calabaza vine

Calabaza is the generic name in the Spanish language for any type of winter squash. Within an English-language context it specifically refers to the West Indian pumpkin, a winter squash typically grown in the West Indies, tropical America, and the Philippines.[1][2][3] Calabaza is the common name for Cucurbita moschata in Cuba, Florida, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Philippines (where it is also spelled kalabasa). C. moschata is also known as auyama in Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela; ayote in Central America; zapallo in certain countries of South America; and "pumpkin", "squash", or "calabash" in English-speaking islands.[4]

  1. ^ "Definition of CALABAZA". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  2. ^ Veneracion, Connie. "Is "Kalabasa" (Calabaza) a Pumpkin?". Casa Veneracion.
  3. ^ "Kalabasa / Winter Squash". Market Manila. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Flowering Habit, Yield, and Fruit Shape of Calabaza Cultigens" (PDF). Florida State Horticultural Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.