"kalabasa" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /kalaˈbasa/ [Standard-Tagalog], [kɐ.lɐˈbaː.sɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃᜎᜊᜐ [Baybayin], kalbasa [alternative], kalubasa [alternative]
Rhymes: -asa Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish calabaza (“squash; failing score; rejection of a love proposal”). For the colloquial sense, see also Spanish dar calabazas (“to fail”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|calabaza||squash; failing score; rejection of a love proposal}} Borrowed from Spanish calabaza (“squash; failing score; rejection of a love proposal”), {{dercat|tl|osp|qsb-ibe}}, {{cog|es|dar calabazas||to fail}} Spanish dar calabazas (“to fail”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} kalabasa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜊᜐ)
  1. squash
    Sense id: en-kalabasa-tl-noun-WGq7VEaa
  2. (colloquial) failure; flunking (of a grade such as in examinations) Tags: colloquial Categories (lifeform): Cucurbitas, Gourd family plants, Vegetables Synonyms: bagsak, laglag, lagpak
    Sense id: en-kalabasa-tl-noun-VifTuaEn Disambiguation of Cucurbitas: 8 92 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 8 92 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 8 92 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 4 96 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 11 89 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kalabasahan, kalabasang pula, kalabasang puti, kalabasang-bilog, kinalabasahan, magkalabasa, mangalabasa Related terms: kamote, kandos, kundol, upo

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
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    },
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      "form": "kalbasa",
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        },
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          "word": "lagpak"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "[kɐ.lɐˈbaː.sɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "kalabasang-bilog"
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      "word": "kinalabasahan"
    },
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      "word": "magkalabasa"
    },
    {
      "word": "mangalabasa"
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      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kalbasa",
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      ]
    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "kamote"
    },
    {
      "word": "kandos"
    },
    {
      "word": "kundol"
    },
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      "word": "upo"
    }
  ],
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        "squash"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "flunk"
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        "(colloquial) failure; flunking (of a grade such as in examinations)"
      ],
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          "word": "bagsak"
        },
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          "word": "laglag"
        },
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          "word": "lagpak"
        }
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        "colloquial"
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    {
      "ipa": "/kalaˈbasa/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "[kɐ.lɐˈbaː.sɐ]",
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-asa"
    }
  ],
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}

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