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zapallo

Spanish, noun/θaˈpaʝo/

zapallo is spelled Z-A-P-A-L-L-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 48,863rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zapallo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “zucchini, courgette” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Calabaza (planta del género Curcubita)”.

What does zapallo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinezucchini, courgette

  2. 2

    masculinepumpkin, gourd

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Calabaza (planta del género Curcubita). 2. Fruto de esta planta, el cual es comestible. 3. Persona torpe e incapaz. 4. Cabeza del ser humano, en especial si éste es calvo.

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 zapallo

  • zapallos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce zapallo?

  • /θaˈpaʝo/
  • [θaˈpa.ʝo]
  • [saˈpaʝo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to zapallo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is zapallo in Spanish?

zapallo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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