zapallito
Spanish, noun/θapaˈʝito/
zapallito is spelled Z-A-P-A-L-L-I-T-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 110,969th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zapallito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a small round summer squash, similar in color and taste to zucchini (Cucurbita maxima var. zapallito)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Cucurbita maxima var. zapallito) Planta que produce un fruto comestible de forma similar al zapallo, pero…”.
What does zapallito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea small round summer squash, similar in color and taste to zucchini (Cucurbita maxima var. zapallito)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Cucurbita maxima var. zapallito) Planta que produce un fruto comestible de forma similar al zapallo, pero más pequeño y esférico, de color verde y del tamaño de un puño, nativa de Argentina y Uruguay. 2. Fruto del zapallito.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zapallito
- zapallitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zapallito?
- /θapaˈʝito/
- [θa.paˈʝi.t̪o]
- [sapaˈʝit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zapallito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zapallito in Spanish?
zapallito appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).