botefa

Galician

botefa

Alternative forms

  • potefa

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic بَطِّيخَة (baṭṭīḵa).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [bo.ˈtɛ.fɐ]

    Noun

    botefa m (plural botefas)

    1. squash, gourd
      Synonyms: cabaza, melón

    References

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