Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kabocha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: kabocha
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of Japanese winter squash, from species Cucurbita maxima.

Etymology

From Japanese 南瓜 (kabocha, “pumpkin, squash”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 南瓜

Inflected Forms

kabochas (plural)

Synonyms

Japanese pumpkin kabocha squash

Questions

What does kabocha mean?: A variety of Japanese winter squash, from species Cucurbita maxima.
Where does kabocha come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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