zapallo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua sapallu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θaˈpaʝo/ [θaˈpa.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /θaˈpaʝo/ [θaˈpa.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /θaˈpaʎo/ [θaˈpa.ʎo]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /saˈpaʝo/ [saˈpa.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /saˈpaʝo/ [saˈpa.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /saˈpaʎo/ [saˈpa.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /saˈpaʃo/ [saˈpa.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /saˈpaʒo/ [saˈpa.ʒo]

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• Rhymes: -aʝo

• Rhymes: -aʝo
• Rhymes: -aʎo
• Rhymes: -aʃo
• Rhymes: -aʒo

• Syllabification: za‧pa‧llo

Noun

zapallo m (plural zapallos)

1. zucchini, courgette

   Synonyms: calabacín, zapallito, calabacita, zapallo italiano

2. pumpkin, gourd

   Synonyms: calabaza, auyama, ahuyama

Usage notes

• Zapallo is used predominantly in South America, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and Panama. Elsewhere, calabaza is more commonly used.

Derived terms

• zapallito
• zapallo amargo
• zapallo anco
• zapallo criollo

 

Further reading

• “zapallo”, 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