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kabocha

kabocha noun: a variety of Japanese winter squash, from species Cucurbita maxima.

kabocha: a variety of Japanese winter squash, from species Cucurbita maxima
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Noun

kabocha (plural kabocha or kabochas)

  1. A variety of Japanese winter squash, from species Cucurbita maxima.
    Synonyms:
    Japanese pumpkin, kabocha squash

Synonyms of kabocha

Forms of kabocha

pluralkabocha
pluralkabochas

Plural of kabocha: kabocha or kabochas

Origin of kabocha

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

Questions about kabocha

What does kabocha mean?
Kabocha means a variety of Japanese winter squash, from species Cucurbita maxima.
What part of speech is kabocha?
Kabocha is a noun.
What is the plural of kabocha?
The plural of kabocha is kabocha.

Words near kabocha in the dictionary

  1. kabneys
  2. kabob
  3. kabobbed
  4. kabobbing
  5. kabobs
  6. kabocha
  7. kabochas
  8. kabok
  9. Kabomba
  10. Kabongo
  11. kaboodle

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