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pattypan squash

pattypan squash

7.7
A small round summer vegetable with a flat shape and wavy edges often pale green, white, or yellow
  • noun
  • /ˈpætiˌpæn skwɑʃ/
translation icon : calabacín pattypan
  • I cooked a delicious stir-fry with pattypan squash and bell peppers.

Examples

  • We roasted the pattypan squash with olive oil and herbs for dinner last night.

  • Have you ever tried pattypan squash in a stir-fry?

  • She sliced the pattypan squash into wedges for the salad.

  • The market stalls were filled with bright yellow pattypan squash and other summer vegetables.

  • I bought some fresh pattypan squash at the farmer's market.

  • The recipe called for two medium-sized pattypan squash, which add a unique flavor to the dish.

  • At the farmer's market, I bought some fresh pattypan squash to use in my summer salad.

Synonyms

pattypan
vspattypan squash
7.4

A small round summer squash with a flat top and bottom and wavy edges

is the same squash but focuses on typical greenish white or yellow colors
cymling
vspattypan squash
  • Specialized
9.9

A flat, round squash with a wavy edge and pale green or white skin

is the edible flattened fruit itself rather than the whole plant

How Big

pumpkin
338 1.0
zucchini
  • US
44 1.6
pattypan squash
7.7

Surface Forms

pattypan squash singular
pattypan squashes plural

Morphology

pattypan + squash

This is a straightforward noun compound where the meaning ('a type of squash with a pattypan shape') is directly derived from 'pattypan' (describing the shape/type) + 'squash' (the vegetable). Given a learner knows both constituent words, the referent and properties are compositional and therefore immediately understandable.

Etymology

Pattypan squash may come from the old phrase 'patty pan', where patty and pan name a small cake pan. The squash looks like a little flat pan with wavy edges, so the name came to mean this small, round summer squash.