butternut squash

noun

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

Similar
butternutbutternut pumpkinCucurbita maxima
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Meanings

nounbutternut squash (countable and uncountable, plural butternut squashes)

plural butternut squashes

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

    Synonyms: butternut, butternut pumpkin

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
butternutbutternut pumpkin

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
Cucurbita maxima
Broader
winter squashwinter squash plant
Also see
butternut pumpkingramma

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans botterskorsie
  • botterskorsieCucurbita moschata cultivar
Bulgarian муска́тна ти́ква, цигу́лка
  • муска́тна ти́ква (muskátna tíkva)Cucurbita moschata cultivar
  • цигу́лка (cigúlka)Cucurbita moschata cultivar
Czech dýně máslová
  • dýně máslováCucurbita moschata cultivar
French doubeurre
  • doubeurreCucurbita moschata cultivar
German Butternutkürbis, Butternusskürbis
  • ButternutkürbisCucurbita moschata cultivar
  • ButternusskürbisCucurbita moschata cultivar
Hebrew דָּלוֹרִית
  • דָּלוֹרִית (dalorít)Cucurbita moschata cultivar
Irish puimcín imchnó, scuais imchnó
  • puimcín imchnóCucurbita moschata cultivar
  • scuais imchnóCucurbita moschata cultivar
Italian zucca torta, zucca pepona
  • zucca tortaCucurbita moschata cultivar
  • zucca peponaCucurbita moschata cultivar
Polish dynia piżmowa
  • dynia piżmowaCucurbita moschata cultivar
Russian тыква мускатная
  • тыква мускатная (tykva muskatnaja)Cucurbita moschata cultivar
Spanish calabaza de nuez, calabaza butternut
  • calabaza de nuezCucurbita moschata cultivar
  • calabaza butternutCucurbita moschata cultivar
Swedish butternutpumpa
  • butternutpumpaCucurbita moschata cultivar
Welsh pwmpen cnau menyn
  • pwmpen cnau menynCucurbita moschata cultivar
Cite this entry
APA

butternut squash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butternut%20squash

MLA

“butternut squash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butternut%20squash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butternut squash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butternut%20squash.

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