Definition
Plural of calabash; multiple gourds or vessels made from calabash fruit.
Etymology
Plural form of calabash by adding standard English plural suffix -es. Reflects the frequent occurrence of these gourds in trade, use, and description throughout English colonial and modern contexts.
Kelly Says
In African diaspora cultures, collections of calabashes were precious possessions—they stored water, grain, and other goods, and a family's wealth was sometimes measured by the number and quality of their calabashes!
Translations
ARالعربية
مِحْرَات
mih-raat
CACatalà
calaixos
ka-lai-xos
CSČeština
džbánů
dzban-oo
DEDeutsch
Kalebassen
ka-le-ba-sen
ELΕλληνικά
καλοθάλασσα
ka-lo-tha-las-sa
ESEspañol
calabazas
ka-la-ba-zas
FISuomi
kantalupit
kan-ta-lu-pit
HEעברית
כלי חרס
kli char-es
HIहिन्दी
कटोरीयाँ
ka-to-ree-yaan
HUMagyar
kürtőskalács
kyurt-o-ska-la-cha
IDBahasa Indonesia
labu
la-bu
ITItaliano
calabroni
kala-bro-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
labu
la-bu
NLNederlands
gourden
gord-en
PTPortuguês
calabazas
ka-la-ba-zas
RORomână
cozonaci
co-zo-na-ci
RUРусский
кабаши
ka-bash-i
SVSvenska
skalbaggar
skal-bag-gar
SWKiswahili
mboga
m-bo-ga
TEతెలుగు
కొత్తిమీర
kotti-meer
TLTL
kalabasa
ka-la-ba-sa
TRTürkçe
kabaklar
ka-bak-lar
UKУкраїнська
калабаси
ka-la-ba-si
VITiếng Việt
bình gourd
binh gord
ZUZU
isigqoko
ee-si-g-qo-ko