Etymology

squantersquash

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Today it means: Squash (the plant or vegetable). Full definition →

First used obsolete by the 1650sNarragansett *askútasquash
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  1. Narragansett · borrowed from*askútasquash
  2. English todaysquantersquash

Borrowed from Narragansett *askútasquash, cognate to Unami kèskùnthàkw, Mohegan-Pequot áskot.

First known use, by meaning

  • obsolete by the 1650s Squash (the plant or vegetable).

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