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cuia.

calabash (fruit of calabash vine (Lagenaria siceraria))

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuj.ɐ/Brazil[ˈkuɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈkuj.ɐ/Portugal
  1. calabash (fruit of calabash vine (Lagenaria siceraria))

    feminine
  2. calabash (utensil traditionally made of the dried shell of a calabash)

    feminine
  3. maté (vessel, traditionally made from the dried tip of a calabash, used to drink maté)

    South-Brazil · feminine
  4. a vessel used to serve tacacá

    North-Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Tupi kuîa.

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