calabazilla
[ kal-uh-buh-zee-uh ]
/ ˌkæl ə bəˈzi ə /
noun
a prostrate vine, Cucurbita foetidissima, of the gourd family, native to southwestern North America, having yellow flowers, round, inedible green and yellow fruit, and an unpleasant odor.
Origin of calabazilla
1880–85,
Americanism; < Mexican Spanish
calabacilla < Spanish: squirting cucumber, diminutive of
calabaza; see
calabash
Words nearby calabazilla
calaba,
calabar,
calabar bean,
calabash,
calabaza,
calabazilla,
calabogus,
calaboose,
calabrasella,
calabrese,
calabria