Kalabasa (en. Pumpkin)

kah-lah-bah-sah

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A type of vegetable that is usually rounded in shape and often orange or green in color.

Pumpkin is rich in vitamins and minerals.

Ang kalabasa ay mayaman sa bitamina at mineral.

Considered a symbol of abundant harvest in the traditions of some cultures.

In some celebrations, pumpkin is used as decoration.

Sa ilang mga pagdiriwang, ang kalabasa ay ginagamit bilang dekorasyon.

Can be used as an ingredient in various dishes.

Pumpkin is often used in soups and desserts.

Madalas ginagamit ang kalabasa sa mga sopas at mga dessert.

Spanish word: 'calabaza'

Pumpkin in soup

A traditional dish that uses pumpkin as a main ingredient.

Kalabasa sa sopas

squash

Relative of pumpkin that may have various types and shapes.

squash

vegetable

Category of food that includes edible plants.

gulay

Fool or silly (refers to someone who is foolish)

You're like a pumpkin for the person you chose to flirt with!

Parang kalabasa ka naman sa pinili mong nilandi!

Bigmouth (someone who talks too much)

Wow, listen to her, she's talking like a pumpkin again!

Aba, makinig ka sa kanya, kalabasa na naman ang sinasabi!

Confusing (something confusing or unclear)

What you said is like a pumpkin, it's confusing again!

Yung sinabi mo, parang kalabasa, labo na naman!