The calabash must be dried before it can be used as anything. This word is originally Persian but traveled through French and Spanish on its way to English.

What Calabash means?

The word 'calabash' denotes bowls, containers and dried gourds that hold anything from milk and butter to firewood. As well as being used as part of everyday routines, the calabash plays a role in ritual practice and serves as a container for spiritual and magical substances.

Where does the name Calabash come from?

From French calebasse, from Spanish calabaza (“gourd; pumpkin”), possibly from Arabic قَرْعَةٌ يَابِسَةٌ‎ (qarʿatun yābisatun, “dry gourd”) or directly from its etymon Persian خربزه‎ (xarboze, “melon”), possibly ultimately from Sanskrit त्रपुस (trapusa, “colocynth fruit”) (compare Persian تربزه‎ (tarboze, “watermelon”) ...