Meanings
- A summer squash belonging to the species Cucurbita pepo, distinguished by its small size, shallow round shape, and scalloped edges, which give it a resemblance to a toy top or a flying saucer.
Synonyms: button squash, scallopini, white squash, custard marrow, cymling, custard squash, granny squash, scallop squash
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA summer squash belonging to the species Cucurbita pepo, distinguished by its small size, shallow round shape, and scalloped edges, which give it a resemblance to a toy top or a flying saucer.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsquash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech patizon
- patizonsquash
Finnish kiekkokurpitsa, patisson
- kiekkokurpitsasquash
- patissonsquash
French pâtisson, cibleme
- pâtissonsquash
- ciblemesquash
German Patisson
- Patissonsquash
Hebrew פטיסון
- פטיסוןsquash
Hungarian patisszon, csillagtök
- patisszonsquash
- csillagtöksquash
Polish patison
- patisonsquash
Romanian patison
- patisonsquash
Russian патиссо́н
- патиссо́н (patissón)squash
Slovak patizón
- patizónsquash
Tagalog tibyayong
- tibyayongsquash
Cite this entry
pattypan squash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pattypan%20squash
“pattypan squash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pattypan%20squash. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pattypan squash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pattypan%20squash.
Source: pattypan squash on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.