Meanings
plural cushaws
- Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.
Synonyms: Japanese pie pumpkin, pipian, cushaw pumpkin, cushaw squash, winter crookneck squash
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.
More synonyms by meaning
nounplant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Unknown. Speculation that the term derives from a Native American language is unsubstantiated.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 南瓜
- 南瓜 (nánguā)Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
Finnish cushaw-kurpitsa
- cushaw-kurpitsaCucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
French courge du Mexique
- courge du MexiqueCucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
German Kürbisschale
- KürbisschaleCucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
Hungarian ezüstmagvú tök
- ezüstmagvú tökCucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
Portuguese abóbora-menina
- abóbora-meninaCucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
Russian му́скусная ты́ква
- му́скусная ты́ква (múskusnaja týkva)Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
Spanish cidrayote, ayote
- cidrayoteCucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
- ayoteCucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
- pipiánCucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash
Cite this entry
cushaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cushaw
“cushaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cushaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cushaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cushaw.
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