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Encyclopedia: Calabash

The so called calabash gourd or vine is named after the calabash tree first discovered in the Caribbean as the tree called Crescentia cujete L. This is true calabash. The 'calabashes' made from bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria. The calabash (not to be confused with the calabaza) is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe. For this reason, one of the calabash subspecies is known as the bottle gourd. The fresh fruit has a light green smooth skin and a white flesh.

Translations

How to say "Calabash" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	葫芦
	(Japanese)	ヒョウタン
	(German)	Kalebasse
	(Spanish)	Lagenaria siceraria
	(French)	Calebasse

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Kora

The Kora is a 21 string harp used extensively by Mandingo Peoples in West Africa. It uses a large calabash as a resonator. Kora players have traditionally come from Griot Families (traditional entertainer and Narrators of stories) who pass their skills on to their descendants. External links: http...

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Ratatak

The Ratatak is a percussion instrument that originates from Ghana. The ratatak is comprised of several calabash gourd shells attached to a long, narrow wooden shaft joined to the longer main wooden handle at a 90-degree angle. Ratataks are often used in traditional African or neo-pagan music (such...

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Calabasa

Calabasa vine Calabasa leaf Calabasa fruit A calabasa , also known as a calabash , is a kind of squash commonly eaten in Latin America, the Philippines, and the Caribbean. Its use as a food probably originated in prehispanic Mesoamerica and spread to other regions via Spanish...

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Odùduwà

In Yorùbá mythology, Odùduwà was the son of Olorun, sent by him from heaven to create the earth. Descending from the heavens via a chain let down to Ile Ife, Odùduwà brought with him a cock, some soil and a calabash. After throwing the soil upon the waters, the cock then scratched on it to...

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Calabash, North Carolina

Calabash is a town located in Brunswick County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 711. Geography Calabash is located at 33°53'33" North, 78°33'60" West (33.892619, -78.566547) 1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of...

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Calabash Nebula

OH231.8+4.2 The Calabash Nebula , also known as the Rotten Egg Nebula or by its technical name OH231.8+4.2 , is a nebula 1.4 light years (more than 8 trillion miles) long and located some... believe that 1,000 years from now, the Calabash Nebula will become a fully developed planetary nebula...

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Papa

filled the seas. In an alternate myth, Papa was married to Vatea. She gave birth to a calabash which...

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Hurricane Hazel

habitable. Coastal damage was severe along the southeastern coast of North Carolina. At Calabash the...

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Mbira dzavadzimu

made of a calabash (called the deze ) to amplify the sound. In effect, there are two levels of sound...

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Brunswick County, North Carolina

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