Well attestedNamed through a historical place-name
casaba
noun · first attested 19th century
The melon is named for a town in western Turkey.
A sweet winter melon with wrinkled yellow skin.
Record
- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Turgutlu
- In English
casaba
The melon reached the United States from Kasaba, now Turgutlu, in the 19th century and kept the old name of the town.
Turkey
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