jicara

noun

ji·​ca·​ra

ˈhēkərə

plural -s

1

: calabash sense 2a

2

: a cup or bowl made from the fruit of a calabash tree

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish jícara, from Nahuatl xicalli

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