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cushaw en · NOUN

Etymology

Unknown. Speculation that the term derives from a Native American language is unsubstantiated.

Meanings

1. Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.

Forms

Synonyms

pipian (Cucurbita argyrosperma) · cushaw squash (Cucurbita argyrosperma) · Japanese pie pumpkin (Cucurbita argyrosperma) · cushaw pumpkin (Cucurbita argyrosperma) · winter crookneck squash (Cucurbita argyrosperma)

Translations (12)

nv naayízí (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) · fr courge du Mexique (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) · de Kürbisschale (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) · es pipián (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) · hu ezüstmagvú tök (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) · khb ᦖᦱᧅᦗᧅ (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) · es cidrayote (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) · fi cushaw-kurpitsa (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) · ru му́скусная ты́ква (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) · es ayote (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) · pt abóbora-menina (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) · cmn 南瓜 (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash)