botefa

Galician

Alternative forms

  • potefa

Etymology

From Arabic بَطِّيخَة (baṭṭīḵa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bo.ˈtɛ.fɐ]

Noun

botefa m (plural botefas)

  1. squash, gourd
    Synonyms: cabaza, melón

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “albudeca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos