tallado de calabazas
/taʝado de kalabaθas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "pumpkin carving" is tallado de calabazas in Spanish.
This phrase refers to the activity of cutting shapes or faces into a pumpkin, typically for Halloween.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of tallado (carving/engraving), de (of) and calabazas (pumpkins).
Which one should you use?
While tallado de calabazas uses the plural to refer to the activity, it is also common to use the singular form, tallado de calabaza, to refer to the activity in general.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the verbal phrase tallar calabazas can be used for traditional pumpkin carving.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the specific action of carving a pumpkin as a verb phrase, use tallar una calabaza.
How do you pronounce it?
/taʝado de kalabaθas/
Did you know?
- The word calabaza can be used in an idiomatic expression dar calabazas, which means to reject someone romantically or to fail a student in an exam.
- The word tallado comes from the verb tallar, which is also used in Spanish to describe the act of sculpting stone or carving wood, making it a more artistic term than the English word 'cutting'.
- In Mexico, the word calabaza refers not only to the vegetable used for tallado de calabazas but also to a traditional sweet made from pumpkin pulp and piloncillo for the Day of the Dead.
Examples in context
- ¿Vas a organizar un concurso de esculturas de calabazas?Are you organizing a pumpkin carving contest?
- El comité de eventos ha organizado una actividad para tallar calabazas durante la celebración.The events committee has arranged a pumpkin carving activity during the celebration.
- El tallado de calabazas es muy divertido.Pumpkin carving is a lot of fun.
- Compré herramientas para el tallado de calabazas.I bought tools for pumpkin carving.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are planning their Halloween activities.
- Alejandro¿Quieres hacer el tallado de calabazas hoy?Do you want to do the pumpkin carving today?
- LucíaSí, me parece una idea genial.Yes, I think that's a great idea.
- AlejandroNecesitamos comprar unas calabazas grandes.We need to buy some large pumpkins.
- LucíaYo iré a la tienda ahora mismo.I will go to the store right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
