abobra

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Portuguese

Etymology

Reduction of abóbora.

Noun

abobra f (plural abobras)

  1. Alternative form of abóbora

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

From Hispanic Medieval Latin apopores, apoperes, of unknown origin[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbobɾa/ [aˈβ̞o.β̞ɾa]

Noun

abobra f (plural abobras)

  1. pumpkin, squash (any vegetable belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae).

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 33