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winter crookneck

winter crookneck

7.9
A winter squash with hard skin and a long curved neck
  • noun
  • /ˈwɪntər ˈkrʊkˌnɛk/
  • US
translation icon : calabaza cuello de cisne de invierno
  • The garden produced several large winter crookneck squash this season.

Examples

  • The elongated neck of the winter crookneck makes it easy to slice for baking.

  • She prepared a hearty soup using freshly harvested winter crookneck from the farmers' market.

  • I bought a fresh winter crookneck at the market.

  • The winter crooknecks are perfect for soups.

  • The garden produced several large winter crookneck squash this season.

  • She prepared a hearty soup using freshly harvested winter crookneck from the farmers' market.

  • The elongated neck of the winter crookneck makes it easy to slice for baking.

Synonyms

winter squash
vswinter crookneck
2 3.6

A vegetable with hard skin and yellow or orange inside that people keep for winter

is a narrower variety with an elongated recurved neck
winter crookneck squash
vswinter crookneck
  • US
7.6

A squash with hard skin and a long curved neck that stores well and is good for winter meals

is the same meaning but named in a fuller or alternate form

Surface Forms

winter crookneck singular
winter crooknecks plural

Morphology

winter + crookneck

The compound is directly compositional: 'winter' functions as a seasonal modifier and 'crookneck' names a type of squash, so together they denote a crookneck squash associated with the winter season or harvest. This noun–modifier pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reasonably infer the meaning.

Etymology

The name winter crookneck comes from how the squash looks and when people eat it. The word crookneck points to its long, bent 'neck', and winter means this hard rind squash keeps well and can be eaten in the cold months.