English Explanatory Dictionary

winter squash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of numerous cultivars of four species of summer-growing vegetable of the genus Cucurbita, harvested when mature, once the rind has thickened and hardened.
  2. Cucurbita maxima
  3. Cucurbita argyrosperma
  4. Cucurbita moschata
  5. Cucurbita pepo

Pronunciation

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Word forms

winter squash winter squashes

Etymology

So called because they are typically harvested in autumn/fall to be stored during winter.

Translations

German: Winterkürbis Polish: dynia zimowa Spanish: calabaza de invierno Spanish: calabacín de invierno Turkish: helvacı kabağı Ottoman Turkish: حلواجی قباغی
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