Meanings
plural red kuri squashes
- A thin skinned orange colored winter squash, cultivar of species Cucurbita maxima.
Red kuri squash can be baked, steamed, or simmered. Its peak season is from late summer through midwinter. Choose squash that are heavy for their size; avoid those with soft spots.
2015, Ron Herbst, Sharon Tyler Herbst, The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion, 2nd edition, Barron's Educational Series, →ISBNSynonyms: Japanese squash, onion squash, orange Hokkaido
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thin skinned orange colored winter squash, cultivar of species Cucurbita maxima.
Origin
- Japaneseくり“Japanese chestnut”
- Englishred kuri squash
From Japanese くり (kuri, “Japanese chestnut”).
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ти́ква Хока́йдо
- ти́ква Хока́йдо (tíkva Hokájdo)orange colored winter squash
Dutch Hokkaido-pompoen
- Hokkaido-pompoenorange colored winter squash
Finnish hokkaidokurpitsa
- hokkaidokurpitsaorange colored winter squash
French potimarron, courge châtaigne
- potimarronorange colored winter squash
- courge châtaigneorange colored winter squash
German Hokkaido, Hokkaidokürbis
- Hokkaidoorange colored winter squash
- Hokkaidokürbisorange colored winter squash
Polish dynia olbrzymia Uchiki Kuri
- dynia olbrzymia Uchiki Kuriorange colored winter squash
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red kuri squash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20kuri%20squash
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