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# calabash

noun (calabash, calabashes)

«calabash» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A large gourd with a hard shell, or a bowl or flask made from one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calabash/#m1)

### In the lessons

in African tales, a magic or everyday vessel that holds food, drink or a surprising person; the word is used as a container

### Examples

- The calabash held water for the journey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calabash/#x1)
- She poured soup from the calabash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calabash/#x2)
- The calabash grew bigger every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calabash/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «calabash» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calabash/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«calabash» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calabash.html) on Mova free.