calabaza

/kalaˈbaθa/ · B2 · noun · f

pumpkin

🎃 sounds like 'cala-bass-a': a calm bass drum thumping on a hollow pumpkin

Break it into cala-baza and tap out the beat: ca-la-BA-za, stress on BA, like knocking on a hollow gourd. The Halloween jack-o'-lantern is a calabaza, and a similar round, thick-stemmed shape fits the porcino mushroom too.

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