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单词 casaba
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Definition of casaba in English:

casaba

nounkəˈsɑːbəkəˈsäbə
North American
  • A winter melon of a variety with a wrinkled yellow rind and sweet flesh.

    〈北美〉卡萨巴甜瓜

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Excuse me,’ I say to the disenchanted attendant, ‘where can I find casaba melons, rye bread, and low fat chocolate milk?’
    • Winter melons, such as casabas and crenshaws, are some of those that require the longest growing season.
    • He had once planted cash crops - maize, rice, casaba - and he'd even built a pig sty and a chicken coop.

Origin

Early 20th century: named after Kasaba (now Turgutlu) in Turkey, from which the melons were first exported.

Definition of casaba in US English:

casaba

(also cassaba)
nounkəˈsäbə
North American
  • A winter melon of a variety with a wrinkled yellow rind and sweet flesh.

    〈北美〉卡萨巴甜瓜

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Winter melons, such as casabas and crenshaws, are some of those that require the longest growing season.
    • He had once planted cash crops - maize, rice, casaba - and he'd even built a pig sty and a chicken coop.
    • ‘Excuse me,’ I say to the disenchanted attendant, ‘where can I find casaba melons, rye bread, and low fat chocolate milk?’

Origin

Early 20th century: named after Kasaba (now Turgutlu) in Turkey, from which the melons were first exported.

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