calabacita

Spanish

Etymology

From calabaza +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kalabaˈθita/ [ka.la.β̞aˈθi.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kalabaˈsita/ [ka.la.β̞aˈsi.t̪a]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ca‧la‧ba‧ci‧ta

Noun

calabacita f (plural calabacitas)

1. (Mexico) courgette, zucchini

   Synonym: calabacín

Further reading

• “calabacita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28