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calabash meaning in Bengali

লাউ lau

/ˈkaləbaʃ/US/ˈkæləˌbæʃ/

calabash in Bengali: লাউ (lau), কদু (kodu). In English, calabash means a tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.

Bengali words for calabash

fruit of the Lagenaria siceraria
লাউ lau, কদু kodu

English meaning of calabash

  1. noun A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
  2. noun The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.
  3. noun A container made from the mature, dried shell of the fruit of one of the above plants; also, a similarly shaped container made from some other material.
  4. noun A calabash and its contents; as much as fills such a container.

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Questions about calabash in Bengali

What is the meaning of calabash in Bengali?
Calabash in Bengali is লাউ (lau), কদু (kodu).
calabash এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Calabash: লাউ (lau), কদু (kodu).
What does calabash mean in English?
Calabash means a tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.

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