dar calabazas

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to give pumpkins”.

Verb

dar calabazas (first-person singular present doy calabazas, first-person singular preterite di calabazas, past participle dado calabazas)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) to jilt, to snub
2. (transitive, idiomatic) to fail (a student)

Further reading

• “calabaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28