calabash

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Synonyms: calibash, calash, ragabash, calipash, calaba, calabar, calabaza, malagash, casabas, calabasas, kalabagh

Antonyms: calibash, calash, ragabash, calipash, calaba, calabar, calabaza, malagash, casabas, calabasas, kalabagh

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Noun

1. A [[tree]] (known as the [[calabash tree]]; {{taxfmt|Crescentia cujete|species}}) [[native#Adjective|native]] to [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], the [[West Indies]], and southern [[Florida]], [[bear#Verb|bearing]] [[large]], [[round#Adjective|round]] [[fruit#Noun|fruit]] used to make [[container]]s ''(sense 3)''; the fruit of this tree.
2. The [[bottle gourd]] ([[calabash vine]], {{taxfmt|Lagenaria siceraria|species}}), believed to have [[originate]]d in [[Africa]], which is grown for its fruit that are used as a [[vegetable]] and to make containers ''(sense 3)''; the fruit of this plant.
3. {{senseid|en|container}} A container made from the [[mature#Adjective|mature]], [[dried#Adjective|dried]] [[shell#Noun|shell]] of the fruit of one of the above plants; also, a similarly [[shaped#Adjective|shaped]] container made from some other [[material#Noun|material]].
4. A calabash and its [[contents]]; as much as [[fill#Verb|fills]] such a container.
5. {{lb|en|musical instrument}} A [[musical instrument]], most commonly a [[drum#Noun|drum]] or [[rattle#Noun|rattle]], made from a calabash fruit.
6. {{lb|en|US|slang|humorous|archaic}} The [[head]].<ref>{{R:GDoS|entry=calabash|id=mjqghza|pos=n}}</ref>

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