Zucchini (Mexico) in Spanish
Zucchini (Mexico) in Spanish is calabacita (kah-lah-bah-SEE-tah), or calabacín. It's feminine: la calabacita.
- Spanish
- la calabacita
- Say it
- lah kah-lah-bah-SEE-tah
- Gender
- Feminine: la calabacita
- Also said
- el calabacín
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Mexican Spanish food vocabulary
The other words in step 1 of Mexican Spanish Words.
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- el popotedrinking straw (Mexico) · el poh-POH-teh
- la botanasnack (Mexico) · lah boh-TAH-nah
Questions about calabacita
How do you say zucchini (Mexico) in Spanish?
Zucchini (Mexico) in Spanish is la calabacita. You can also say el calabacín.
How do you pronounce calabacita?
Say it kah-lah-bah-SEE-tah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: SEE. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is calabacita masculine or feminine in Spanish?
calabacita is feminine, so it takes la: la calabacita.
What does calabacita mean in English?
In English, la calabacita means zucchini (Mexico).
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