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butternut

butternut

11 2.5
A squash with tan skin and sweet orange flesh
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌtərnʌt/
translation icon : calabaza butternut
  • Wanda's famous butternut squash soup.
  • butternut squash
  • butternut soup
  • peel butternut

These are varieties like butternut squash, acorn squash, like a candy roaster squash, things like that.

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Examples

  • And then we have butternut squash enchiladas coming.

  • Adding pureed butternut squash to this dish cuts the cheese in half but adds more flavor.

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  • I might experiment with butternut squash if I can find them.

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  • And the butternut squash soup, which is so good.

  • Now I have to go out and get some pumpkin and definitely use my butternut squash!

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  • Lovely in winter when we make so many pumpkin and butternut pies.

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  • Now, I got you some carrots and some butternut squash.

  • I've done the macaroni and cheese, but with butternut squash instead.

  • My favorite of all are roasted Brussels sprouts and butternut squash together.

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  • The chef prepared a creamy butternut squash soup that was rich in flavor.

Synonyms

squash
vsbutternut
68 1.6

A large edible fruit from plants like pumpkin or zucchini used as a vegetable

is a single specific type with tan skin and nutty orange flesh
butternut squash
vsbutternut
8 2.5

A pale tan-skinned vegetable with sweet orange flesh and a bottle-like shape used for cooking

is the shorter common name that highlights tan skin and nutty flavor

Compounds

A pale tan-skinned vegetable with sweet orange flesh and a bottle-like shape used for cooking

A North American tree that makes edible nuts and light brown wood used for dye

How Sweet

kabocha
1 8.3
butternut
11 2.5
acorn squash
2 4.3
zucchini
  • US
44 1.6

Surface Forms

butternut singular
butternuts plural

Morphology

butternut = butter + nut (semi-transparent) = butter + nut

The components signal buttery and nutty qualities, but knowing them does not guarantee that the referent is a type of squash rather than an actual nut.

Etymology

The word butternut for the squash comes from the words butter and nut because its orange flesh is smooth like 'butter' and has a sweet, 'nutty' taste. That's why people call this creamy, sweet squash butternut.