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yellow squash

yellow squash

1 2.7
A long yellow vegetable with soft skin that you cook and eat
  • noun
  • /ˈjɛloʊ skwɑʃ/
  • US
translation icon : calabacín amarillo
  • "You should have sliced the carrots," she told him, "and also zucchini, yellow squash, new potatoes—everything coin-shaped."
  • sliced yellow squash
  • 1 cup of yellow squash
  • medium yellow squash

Examples

  • Mashed potatoes, fried yellow squash

    Fiction book (1990)

  • "Hell, Roy, now you've gone and flattened out the whole patch of yellow squash."

    Fiction book (1992)

  • 5 cups yellow squash, thinly sliced

    Blog text (23)

  • Yellow squash

    Blog text (17)

  • I got 2 banana boxes of Japanese eggplant, 1 of cucumbers, 1 of yellow squash, and 1 of zucchini.

    Blog text (8)

  • You can sauté yellow squash with garlic and olive oil for a delicious side dish.

  • Many recipes call for yellow squash as a healthy addition to soups and stews.

  • Grilling yellow squash brings out its natural sweetness and enhances its flavor.

Synonyms

squash
vsyellow squash
68 1.6

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

is one specific yellow variety within that large plant family
summer squash
vsyellow squash
2 3.0

A soft vegetable like zucchini eaten while its skin is still tender

is one specific yellow type within that group with a long neck
summer crookneck
vsyellow squash
  • US
6.9

A yellow squash with a thin curved neck and slightly bumpy skin used in cooking

is the broader yellow type that usually lacks specific skin detail
crookneck squash
vsyellow squash
  • US
5.4

A yellow vegetable with a thin curved neck and bumpy skin

is the general yellow type focusing on neck shape more than texture

Surface Forms

yellow squash singular
yellow squashes plural

Morphology

yellow + squash

The compound is a straightforward adjective + noun naming a color variety: 'yellow' (a color) + 'squash' (an edible gourd). This composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern for naming vegetable varieties, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Yellow squash is a simple name that describes the picture: it is a squash that is yellow in color, so the name points to this particular 'vegetable' you can cook and eat.