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Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
globose or ovoid squash with striped grey and green warty rind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: winter squash
plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita argyrosperma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: winter squash, winter squash plant
Unknown. Speculation that the term derives from a Native American language is unsubstantiated.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
南瓜
(nánguā)
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
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Finnish:
cushaw-kurpitsa
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
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French:
courge du Mexique
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
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German:
Kürbisschale
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
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Hungarian:
ezüstmagvú tök
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
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Lü:
ᦖᦱᧅᦗᧅ
(ṁaakpak)
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
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Navajo:
naayízí
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
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Portuguese:
abóbora-menina
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
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Russian:
му́скусная ты́ква
(múskusnaja týkva)
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
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Spanish:
cidrayote
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
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Spanish:
ayote
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
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Spanish:
pipián
— Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash