English Explanatory Dictionary

cushaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.

Word forms

cushaw cushaws

Etymology

Unknown. Speculation that the term derives from a Native American language is unsubstantiated.

Synonyms

Japanese pie pumpkin pipian cushaw pumpkin cushaw squash winter crookneck squash

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