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winter squash

win·ter squash
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [win-ter skwosh, skwawsh]
    • /ˈwɪn tər skwɒʃ, skwɔʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [win-ter skwosh, skwawsh]
    • /ˈwɪn tər skwɒʃ, skwɔʃ/

Definitions of winter squash words

  • noun winter squash any of several varieties of Cucurbita maxima or C. moschata that mature in late autumn and are used, when ripe, as a vegetable. 1
  • noun winter squash marrow-like vegetable 1
  • noun winter squash any of several squashes (esp. Cucurbita maxima), usually with a thick, hard rind 0
  • noun winter squash Any of numerous cultivars of four species of summer growing vegetable of the genus Cucurbita. 0
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Origin of winter squash

First appearance:

before 1740
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-50

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Parts of speech for Winter squash

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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winter squash popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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