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red kuri squash

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A thin skinned orange colored winter squash, cultivar of species Cucurbita maxima.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Japanese squash, onion squash, orange Hokkaido

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Hubbard squash, winter squash

History

Etymology

From Japanese くり (kuri, “Japanese chestnut”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ти́ква Хока́йдо (tíkva Hokájdo) — orange colored winter squash
  • Dutch: Hokkaido-pompoen — orange colored winter squash
  • Finnish: hokkaidokurpitsa — orange colored winter squash
  • French: potimarron — orange colored winter squash
  • French: courge châtaigne — orange colored winter squash
  • German: Hokkaido — orange colored winter squash
  • German: Hokkaidokürbis — orange colored winter squash
  • Kannada: ಚೀನಿಕಾಯಿ (cīnikāyi) — orange colored winter squash
  • Polish: dynia olbrzymia Uchiki Kuri — orange colored winter squash