Phrase guide

butternut squash

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A vase-shaped orange-fleshed hard winter squash, a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: butternut, butternut pumpkin

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: winter squash

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noun

Meaning 3

plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cucurbita maxima

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: winter squash, winter squash plant

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: botterskorsie — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Bulgarian: муска́тна ти́ква (muskátna tíkva) — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Bulgarian: цигу́лка (cigúlka) — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Czech: dýně máslová — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • French: doubeurre — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • German: Butternutkürbis — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • German: Butternusskürbis — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Hebrew: דָּלוֹרִית (dalorít) — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Irish: puimcín imchnó — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Irish: scuais imchnó — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Italian: zucca torta — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Italian: zucca pepona — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Polish: dynia piżmowa — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Russian: тыква мускатная (tykva muskatnaja) — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Spanish: calabaza de nuez — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Spanish: calabaza butternut — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Swedish: butternutpumpa — Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • Welsh: pwmpen cnau menyn — Cucurbita moschata cultivar