calabó

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps a corruption of English cardboard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalaˈbo/ [ka.laˈβ̞o]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ca‧la‧bó

Noun

calabó m (plural calabós)

1. (Equatorial Guinea) a kind of tree, whose wood is used in construction and packaging

Further reading

• “calabó”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10